How walkable is Santarém, Pará?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Santarém, Pará has a walkability score of 54 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 62nd most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
935 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Santarém, Pará. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Supermercado Atack, 10 min
- Supermercado Baratotal, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Confraria do Pão, 2 min
- Tambaqui na Brasa, 2 min
Shopping
- Cartão Acesso Popular, 1 min
- Depósito de Bebidas Seade, 2 min
Coffee
- Cheirin Bão Santarém, 7 min
- Lanche Do Melado, 8 min
Banks
- Banco do Brasil, 15 min
- Agibank, 16 min
Parks
- Praça de Aparecida, 9 min
- Praça das Flores, 10 min
Schools
- Colégio Batista de Santarém, 7 min
- Colegio Alvaro Aldolfo, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Cristã, 8 min
- Cristo Rei Livraria e Artigos Religiosos, 8 min
Culture & entertainment
- Auditório Uepa, 11 min
- Theatro Municipal Victória, 15 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -2.4275, -54.7173, the point near Santarém, Pará's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 83 street intersections per km², and blocks average 98 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Santarém, Pará's score of 54 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of the centre, 64 from 1 to 3 km out and 35 from 3 to 5 km out. 44 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 26% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Santarém, Pará. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 93 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 87 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 64 | 22% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 35 | 5% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Macapá, Brazil | 491 km | 55 |
| Manaus, Brazil | 596 km | 85 |
| Belém, Brazil | 699 km | 82 |
Questions about walking in Santarém, Pará
Is Santarém, Pará a walkable city?
Partly. Santarém, Pará has a walkability score of 54 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 93. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 62nd of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 543rd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Brazil?
São Paulo is the most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with a score of 95. Santarém, Pará ranks joint 62nd with 54.
How does Santarém, Pará compare with nearby cities?
Santarém, Pará is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 54, against Macapá (55, 491 km away), Manaus (85, 596 km away) and Belém (82, 699 km away).
Which part of Santarém, Pará is most walkable?
Santarém's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 93. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 51) and falls most to the south-east (31).
How is Santarém, Pará's walkability score calculated?
For Santarém, Pará it is the average of 47 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 12 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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