How walkable is Caxangá?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Caxangá has a walkability score of 62 out of 100 across the 900 m around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Recife, which scores 82 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
313 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Caxangá. The nearest grocery is Atacadão Supermercado, about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for parks. It is weakest for coffee, banks and books & libraries.
- Mercadinho e Panificadora Bem Mais Barato18 min
- Rede Tem Supermercados20 min
- Cantinho do Crepe8 min
- Bar Da MaÇÃ9 min
- Areia lavada Grossa no Recife8 min
- Protetor das Baterias9 min
- Praça Engenho Poeta/ do Rotary8 min
- Praça Estevão de Sá10 min
- Escola Municipal Divino Espírito Santo9 min
- EREM Olinto Victor12 min
- Biblioteca Central Blanche Knopf29 min
- Arena Várzea18 min
- Museu Luiz Gonzaga22 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Caxangá at -8.0304, -34.9492. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 92 street intersections per km², and blocks average 83 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Caxangá
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 900 m around the centre of Caxangá. Rings mark 450 m and 900 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Recife
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Poço da Panela | 2.8 km | 93 |
| Santo Amaro | 7.8 km | 88 |
| Bairro do Recife | 9.2 km | 86 |
| Boa Viagem | 11.5 km | 89 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Recife page.
Questions about walking in Caxangá
Is Caxangá walkable?
Partly. Caxangá in Recife has a walkability score of 62 out of 100 across the 900 m around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot.
Is Caxangá more walkable than the rest of Recife?
Caxangá is less walkable than Recife as a whole: it scores 62, against 82 for the 5 km around Recife's centre. It ranks 5th 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 Caxangá 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 Caxangá it is the average of 53 points spread evenly across the 900 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.