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How walkable is Flamengo District?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Flamengo District has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 700 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Rio de Janeiro, which scores 84 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
999 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Flamengo District. The nearest grocery is Zona Sul, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Rede Ultra Flamengo5 min
- Pão de Açúcar7 min
- Oklahoma2 min
- A Nossa Sorveteria2 min
- Catete Center1 min
- Brecholar2 min
- Café e Bar da Maia6 min
- Cafezito6 min
- Bradesco5 min
- Banco do Brasil6 min
- Praça Bernardo O'Higgins4 min
- Unnamed park5 min
- Instituto Nossa Senhora da Piedade6 min
- Amora Center Educaciona10 min
- Atzilut Livraria e Loja de Artigos Judaicos9 min
- CNA11 min
- Casa de Arte e Cultura Julieta de Serpa5 min
- Museu de Folclore Edison Carneiro5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Flamengo District at -22.9340, -43.1746. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 64 street intersections per km², and blocks average 110 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across Flamengo District
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 700 m around the centre of Flamengo District. Rings mark 350 m and 700 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Botafogo | 2.3 km | 94 |
| Copacabana | 4.3 km | 95 |
| Ipanema District | 6.2 km | 91 |
| Leblon | 7.6 km | 95 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Rio de Janeiro page.
Questions about walking in Flamengo District
Is Flamengo District walkable?
Yes. Flamengo District in Rio de Janeiro has a walkability score of 93 out of 100 across the 700 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Flamengo District more walkable than the rest of Rio de Janeiro?
Flamengo District is more walkable than Rio de Janeiro as a whole: it scores 93, against 84 for the 5 km around Rio de Janeiro's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Rio de Janeiro neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro?
Of the 5 Rio de Janeiro neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Leblon (95), Copacabana (95) and Botafogo (94).
How is the walkability score of Flamengo District 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 Flamengo District it is the average of 51 points spread evenly across the 700 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.