How walkable is São Bernardo do Campo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
São Bernardo do Campo has a walkability score of 80 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 12th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,660 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central São Bernardo do Campo. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Carrefour Express - Shopping Metrópole, 8 min
- Coop, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- Lanchonete e Restaurante Poupa Grill, 2 min
- Lanchonete A Pantera, 2 min
Shopping
- Marisa, 2 min
- Japan House Conveniências Japonesas, 2 min
Coffee
- MBA Restaurante e Café, 7 min
- Rei do Mate, 7 min
Banks
- Santander Select, 4 min
- Banca Di Bellis, 4 min
Parks
- Praça Brasilitália, 3 min
- Praça Albério Eduardo Bellinghausen, 4 min
Schools
- Colégio Sapiens, 9 min
- Instituto de Ensino Cristo Rei, 9 min
Books & libraries
- Sels APSe, 12 min
- Book e Café, 15 min
Culture & entertainment
- Zoogirafafest, 9 min
- Cinemark SBC, 10 min
Measured from the centre at -23.6978, -46.5527, the point near São Bernardo do Campo'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 167 street intersections per km², and blocks average 72 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
São Bernardo do Campo's score of 80 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 83 from 1 to 3 km out and 77 from 3 to 5 km out. 83% 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 São Bernardo do Campo. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 95 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 83 | 90% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 77 | 77% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil | 4 km | 85 |
| Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil | 6 km | 70 |
| Mauá, Brazil | 11 km | 58 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 18 km | 95 |
| Guarulhos, Brazil | 26 km | 76 |
Questions about walking in São Bernardo do Campo
Is São Bernardo do Campo a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. São Bernardo do Campo has a walkability score of 80 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 95. 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 12th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 127th 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. São Bernardo do Campo ranks joint 12th with 80.
How does São Bernardo do Campo compare with nearby cities?
São Bernardo do Campo sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 80, against Santo André, São Paulo (85, 4 km away), Diadema, São Paulo (70, 6 km away) and Mauá (58, 11 km away).
Which part of São Bernardo do Campo is most walkable?
São Bernardo do Campo's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 93) and falls most to the south-east (66).
How is São Bernardo do Campo's walkability score calculated?
For São Bernardo do Campo it is the average of 90 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 75 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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