How walkable is Porto Velho?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Porto Velho has a walkability score of 59 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 55th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,097 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Porto Velho. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, schools and books & libraries. It is weakest for parks.
Groceries
- Atacadão da Carne, 14 min
- Distribuidora de Morangos N.O, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- Roma Premium, 2 min
- Pastelaria do Nino, 2 min
Shopping
- Clara Dermocosméticos, 1 min
- Globo Saúde, 1 min
Coffee
- Qualiervas Ervas Medicinais, 12 min
- Café Helena, 13 min
Banks
- BASA - 7 Setembro, 13 min
- CrediSIS CrediAri, 15 min
Parks
- Praça Padre Nicoletti, 29 min
Schools
- EMEI Cosme e Damião, 9 min
- Eeefm John Kennedy, 11 min
Books & libraries
- NovaLetra Livros Testes e Cursos, 14 min
- Livrarias Paim, 15 min
Culture & entertainment
- Casa Praiana Eventos, 18 min
- Cine Araújo Sala 4 PVS, 20 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 28 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 15 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -8.7581, -63.8880, the point near Porto Velho's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 80 street intersections per km², and blocks average 109 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Porto Velho's score of 59 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 84 within 1 km of the centre, 68 from 1 to 3 km out and 47 from 3 to 5 km out. 18 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 42% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Porto Velho. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 84 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 84 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 68 | 52% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 47 | 24% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | 450 km | 48 |
| Manaus, Brazil | 763 km | 85 |
Questions about walking in Porto Velho
Is Porto Velho a walkable city?
Partly. Porto Velho has a walkability score of 59 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 84. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 55th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 471st of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Brazil?
São Paulo is the most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with a score of 95. Porto Velho ranks joint 55th with 59.
How does Porto Velho compare with nearby cities?
Porto Velho sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 59, against Rio Branco, Acre (48, 450 km away) and Manaus (85, 763 km away).
Which part of Porto Velho is most walkable?
Porto Velho's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 84. Walkability averages 84 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 75) and falls most to the north (26).
How is Porto Velho's walkability score calculated?
For Porto Velho it is the average of 73 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 31 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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