How walkable is Bairro do Recife?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Bairro do Recife has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 950 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Recife, which scores 82 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,012 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Bairro do Recife. The nearest grocery is Mercado Natural, about 12 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Atacadão Center Doces13 min
- Mercadinho do Gaivota13 min
- Restaurante Brasiliano1 min
- Morangus | Recife PE1 min
- Estúdio Clicka3 min
- Golpe Store Recife Antigo - Moda e Ativismo3 min
- Frederik Cafe1 min
- Café São Braz2 min
- Caixa Econômica Federal1 min
- Banco do Brasil2 min
- Praça 177 min
- Praça da República8 min
- Technical School of Musical Creativity15 min
- Ginásio Pernambucano16 min
- Arquivo Público de Pernambuco7 min
- Gabinete Português de Leitura8 min
- Museu de Artes Afro-Brasil Rolando Toro2 min
- Recife Comedy Club2 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Bairro do Recife at -8.0633, -34.8727. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 106 street intersections per km², and blocks average 62 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Bairro do Recife
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 950 m around the centre of Bairro do Recife. Rings mark 500 m and 950 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Recife
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Santo Amaro | 1.7 km | 88 |
| Poço da Panela | 6.5 km | 93 |
| Boa Viagem | 7.5 km | 89 |
| Caxangá | 9.2 km | 62 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Recife page.
Questions about walking in Bairro do Recife
Is Bairro do Recife walkable?
Yes. Bairro do Recife has a walkability score of 86 out of 100 across the 950 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Bairro do Recife more walkable than the rest of Recife?
Bairro do Recife is more walkable than Recife as a whole: it scores 86, against 82 for the 5 km around Recife's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Recife neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Recife?
Of the 5 Recife neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Poço da Panela (93), Boa Viagem (89) and Santo Amaro (88).
How is the walkability score of Bairro do Recife calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Bairro do Recife it is the average of 39 points spread evenly across the 950 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.