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How walkable is Leblon?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Leblon has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 800 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Rio de Janeiro, which scores 84 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
1,410 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Leblon. The nearest grocery is Zona Sul Leblon Dias Ferreira, about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Supermercado Zona Sul3 min
- Prime Boutique de Carnes5 min
- Bel Trufas1 min
- Cantinho do Leblon2 min
- Tecidos Leblon2 min
- Bazar e Papelaria Antero de Quental2 min
- Coffeetown3 min
- Santo Grao3 min
- Itaú3 min
- Banco Bradesco3 min
- Largo da Memória5 min
- Praça Atahualpa9 min
- Academy Via Salus6 min
- Colégio Santo Agostinho7 min
- Biblioteca Ecio Salles13 min
- Biblioteca Escolar Municipal do Leblon14 min
- Teatro Petra Gold5 min
- Cinema ao ponto,9 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Leblon at -22.9835, -43.2250. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 95 street intersections per km², and blocks average 94 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Leblon
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 800 m around the centre of Leblon. Rings mark 400 m and 800 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ipanema District | 2.3 km | 91 |
| Copacabana | 4.4 km | 95 |
| Botafogo | 5.3 km | 94 |
| Flamengo District | 7.6 km | 93 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Rio de Janeiro page.
Questions about walking in Leblon
Is Leblon walkable?
Yes. Leblon in Rio de Janeiro has a walkability score of 95 out of 100 across the 800 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Leblon more walkable than the rest of Rio de Janeiro?
Leblon is more walkable than Rio de Janeiro as a whole: it scores 95, against 84 for the 5 km around Rio de Janeiro's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Leblon 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 Leblon it is the average of 55 points spread evenly across the 800 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.