How walkable is Liberdade?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Liberdade has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Salvador, which scores 80 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
444 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Liberdade. The nearest grocery is Mix Bahia Supermercados, about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks and schools. It is weakest for coffee and books & libraries.
- Mercadinho Js6 min
- Centro Sul9 min
- Deposito e espetinho MK3 min
- Padaria Bom Gosto3 min
- Rede Service2 min
- Hipermercado do Neném2 min
- Banco do Brasil6 min
- Banco Itaú (Agência 8872)12 min
- Praça Plano Inclinado8 min
- Rua Marquês de Santana12 min
- Colégio Kennedy4 min
- Escola Municipal Giselia Palma5 min
- Fazenda Tambaqui9 min
- Recanto Das Arvores23 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Liberdade at -12.9467, -38.4940. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 165 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Liberdade
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 600 m around the centre of Liberdade. Rings mark 300 m and 600 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Salvador
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Brotas | 4.6 km | 83 |
| Caminho das Árvores | 5.6 km | 97 |
| Itaigara | 5.9 km | 95 |
| Graça | 6.6 km | 95 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Salvador page.
Questions about walking in Liberdade
Is Liberdade walkable?
Yes. Liberdade in Salvador has a walkability score of 75 out of 100 across the 600 m around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Liberdade more walkable than the rest of Salvador?
Liberdade is less walkable than Salvador as a whole: it scores 75, against 80 for the 5 km around Salvador's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Salvador neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Salvador?
Of the 5 Salvador neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Caminho das Árvores (97), Itaigara (95) and Graça (95).
How is the walkability score of Liberdade 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 Liberdade it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 600 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.