How walkable is São José dos Pinhais?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
São José dos Pinhais has a walkability score of 55 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 60th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
952 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central São José dos Pinhais. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Super Muffato, 10 min
- Tucupi Atacado, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Completão Lanches, 2 min
- Drinkeria_Concorrente, 2 min
Shopping
- Eletrolar, 2 min
- Espoletta, 2 min
Coffee
- Gardens Coffee / CasadLu, 9 min
- Santiago Cafe, 9 min
Banks
- Bradesco, 8 min
- Banco Safra, 8 min
Parks
- Cemitério Municipal São José, 11 min
- Praça do Verbo Divino, 13 min
Schools
- Escola Municipal Bilíngue para Surdos Professora Ilza de Souza Santos, 6 min
- Estação Criança Educação Infantil e Ensino Fundamental, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Livrarias Curitiba, 16 min
- Sebo e Papelaria Confiança, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- Teatro Sesi - São José dos Pinhais, 11 min
- Museu Municipal Atílio Rocco, 12 min
Measured from the centre at -25.5341, -49.1959, the point near São José dos Pinhais'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 96 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
São José dos Pinhais's score of 55 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of the centre, 59 from 1 to 3 km out and 49 from 3 to 5 km out. 18 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. 25% 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 São José dos Pinhais. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 96 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 83 | 71% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 59 | 26% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 49 | 16% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Curitiba, Brazil | 13 km | 84 |
| Joinville, Brazil | 94 km | 63 |
| Blumenau, Brazil | 155 km | 53 |
| Florianópolis, Brazil | 239 km | 74 |
| Sorocaba, Brazil | 287 km | 77 |
Questions about walking in São José dos Pinhais
Is São José dos Pinhais a walkable city?
Partly. São José dos Pinhais has a walkability score of 55 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 96. 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 60th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 520th 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 José dos Pinhais ranks joint 60th with 55.
How does São José dos Pinhais compare with nearby cities?
São José dos Pinhais sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 55, against Curitiba (84, 13 km away), Joinville (63, 94 km away) and Blumenau (53, 155 km away).
Which part of São José dos Pinhais is most walkable?
São José dos Pinhais's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 96. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 68) and falls most to the south-west (17).
How is São José dos Pinhais's walkability score calculated?
For São José dos Pinhais it is the average of 73 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 18 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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