How walkable is São João de Meriti?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
São João de Meriti has a walkability score of 66 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 34th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 3 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
801 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central São João de Meriti. The nearest grocery is about 12 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for coffee, banks and books & libraries.
Groceries
- Ballantines, 12 min
- Assaí Atacadista, 17 min
Restaurants & bars
- Bobs - Posto Forza, 2 min
- Parada Do Bruno, 3 min
Shopping
- Ateliê Margarida Flores, 2 min
- FV Ferragens, 3 min
Coffee
- Cheirin Bão, 22 min
- Rei do Mate, 24 min
Banks
- Banco Bradesco, 22 min
- Caixa Econômica Federal, 22 min
Parks
- Campo do Martins, 6 min
- Praça da Matriz, 21 min
Schools
- C.E. José do Patrocínio/São João de Meriti, 7 min
- Escola Municipal Maria Rodrigues Cardoso, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Nobel, 24 min
- Livraria Cosmos, 24 min
Culture & entertainment
- Cinemaca Rio, 10 min
- Vilar Festas, 13 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 20 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest bank is 22 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest library or bookshop is 23 minutes from the centre on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -22.7922, -43.3649, the point near São João de Meriti'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 111 street intersections per km², and blocks average 89 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
São João de Meriti's score of 66 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 76 within 1 km of the centre, 71 from 1 to 3 km out and 61 from 3 to 5 km out. 42% 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 João de Meriti. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 68 | 0% |
| Within 1 km | 76 | 71% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 71 | 57% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 61 | 30% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 7 km | 63 |
| Nova Iguaçu, Brazil | 10 km | 69 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 23 km | 84 |
| Niterói, Brazil | 29 km | 63 |
| Juiz de Fora, Brazil | 116 km | 51 |
Questions about walking in São João de Meriti
Is São João de Meriti a walkable city?
Partly. São João de Meriti has a walkability score of 66 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 68. 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 34th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 354th 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 João de Meriti ranks joint 34th with 66.
How does São João de Meriti compare with nearby cities?
São João de Meriti sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 66, against Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro (63, 7 km away), Nova Iguaçu (69, 10 km away) and Rio de Janeiro (84, 23 km away).
Which part of São João de Meriti is most walkable?
The streets just around São João de Meriti's centre are its most walkable, averaging 76 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 68. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 69) and falls most to the north (55).
How is São João de Meriti's walkability score calculated?
For São João de Meriti 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; 38 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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