How walkable is Santo André, São Paulo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Santo André, São Paulo has a walkability score of 85 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 3rd most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,288 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Santo André, São Paulo. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries.
Groceries
- Artesanal Empório, 6 min
- Coop, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- Pizzaria Jóia, 2 min
- Simbad, 2 min
Shopping
- Ótima Farma Kennedy, 2 min
- Closet Mágico Baby, 2 min
Coffee
- Mono - Cafes Especiais, 4 min
- The Coffee Is On The Table, 5 min
Banks
- Banco do Brasil, 6 min
- CECRESA Cooperativa de Crédito, 10 min
Parks
- Praça IV Centenário, 5 min
- Praça Antonieta Gissoni, 9 min
Schools
- Escola de Educacao Infantil Aguia Dourada, 4 min
- Colégio Pentágono, 11 min
Books & libraries
- Rebisa Rede de Bibliotecas de Santo André, 8 min
- Biblioteca Municipal Nair Lacerda, 8 min
Culture & entertainment
- Auditório Heleny Guariba, 8 min
- Teatro Municipal de Santo Andre, 8 min
Measured from the centre at -23.6600, -46.5359, the point near Santo André, São Paulo'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 153 street intersections per km², and blocks average 85 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Santo André, São Paulo's score of 85 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of the centre, 86 from 1 to 3 km out and 83 from 3 to 5 km out. 94% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 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 Santo André, São Paulo. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 98 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 96 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 86 | 100% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 83 | 90% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | 4 km | 80 |
| Mauá, Brazil | 8 km | 58 |
| Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil | 9 km | 70 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 16 km | 95 |
| Guarulhos, Brazil | 22 km | 76 |
Questions about walking in Santo André, São Paulo
Is Santo André, São Paulo a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Santo André, São Paulo has a walkability score of 85 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 98. 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 3rd of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 62nd 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. Santo André, São Paulo ranks joint 3rd with 85.
How does Santo André, São Paulo compare with nearby cities?
Santo André, São Paulo is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 85, against São Bernardo do Campo (80, 4 km away), Mauá (58, 8 km away) and Diadema, São Paulo (70, 9 km away).
Which part of Santo André, São Paulo is most walkable?
Santo André's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 98. Walkability averages 96 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 87) and falls most to the east (73).
How is Santo André, São Paulo's walkability score calculated?
For Santo André, São Paulo it is the average of 87 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 82 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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