How walkable is Praia Grande?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Praia Grande has a walkability score of 68 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 33rd most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,015 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Praia Grande. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Fênix Empório, 5 min
- Supermercado Ponto Finale, 6 min
Restaurants & bars
- Bar Do Vando, 1 min
- Taberna Tríade, 1 min
Shopping
- Wonderful Noivas, 2 min
- Empório litoral, 2 min
Coffee
- Espaço Herbalife Nutrition, 5 min
- Evs Correios, 7 min
Banks
- Caixa Econômica Federal, 7 min
- Banco do Brasil, 7 min
Parks
- Praça Horácio de Oliveira Netto, 8 min
- Praça da Paz, 9 min
Schools
- E. E. Reynaldo Kuntz Busch, 4 min
- Colégio Vila Manacá, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Sebo Praia Grande, 12 min
- Na Onda Dos Livros, 14 min
Culture & entertainment
- Praça Horácio de Oliveira Netto, 9 min
- Pda Praia Grande Palácio das Artes, 12 min
Measured from the centre at -24.0058, -46.4175, the point near Praia Grande'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 173 street intersections per km², and blocks average 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Praia Grande's score of 68 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of the centre, 68 from 1 to 3 km out and 60 from 3 to 5 km out. 58 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. 55% 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 Praia Grande. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 96 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 88 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 68 | 60% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 60 | 31% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil | 5 km | 69 |
| Santos, São Paulo, Brazil | 9 km | 77 |
| Mauá, Brazil | 38 km | 58 |
| São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | 38 km | 80 |
| Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil | 40 km | 85 |
Questions about walking in Praia Grande
Is Praia Grande a walkable city?
Partly. Praia Grande has a walkability score of 68 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 96. 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 33rd of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 329th 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. Praia Grande ranks 33rd with 68.
How does Praia Grande compare with nearby cities?
Praia Grande sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 68, against São Vicente, São Paulo (69, 5 km away), Santos, São Paulo (77, 9 km away) and Mauá (58, 38 km away).
Which part of Praia Grande is most walkable?
Praia Grande's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 96. Walkability averages 88 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 73) and falls most to the north-west (43).
How is Praia Grande's walkability score calculated?
For Praia Grande it is the average of 33 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 18 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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