How walkable is Bom Retiro District?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Bom Retiro District has a walkability score of 91 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in São Paulo, which scores 95 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,245 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Bom Retiro District. The nearest grocery is Mercadinho Jorval, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Mini Extra6 min
- Carrefour Express Rua da Graça7 min
- Pollo Loko1 min
- Lanchonete Bem Trabalhada2 min
- Izza La Bélle1 min
- Feira do Vestido de Festa1 min
- Paulino Restaurante e Cafeteria6 min
- Um Coffee Co.7 min
- Banco do Brasil5 min
- Santander5 min
- Praça Coronel Fernando Prestes11 min
- Parque da Luz12 min
- School Sweet Folia6 min
- Escola Frobel7 min
- Aigo Livros12 min
- Socidedade Bíblica do Brasil - Sede Regional SP15 min
- Museu da Saúde Pública Emílio Ribas8 min
- Programa De Qualificação Em Artes8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Bom Retiro District at -23.5252, -46.6382. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 76 street intersections per km², and blocks average 116 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability across Bom Retiro District
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.2 km around the centre of Bom Retiro District. Rings mark 600 m and 1.2 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in São Paulo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| República District | 2.1 km | 99 |
| Liberdade District | 4.6 km | 96 |
| Pinheiros District | 6.5 km | 98 |
| Morumbi | 10.7 km | 87 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the São Paulo page.
Questions about walking in Bom Retiro District
Is Bom Retiro District walkable?
Yes. Bom Retiro District in São Paulo has a walkability score of 91 out of 100 across the 1.2 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Bom Retiro District more walkable than the rest of São Paulo?
Bom Retiro District is less walkable than São Paulo as a whole: it scores 91, against 95 for the 5 km around São Paulo's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 São Paulo neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in São Paulo?
Of the 5 São Paulo neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are República District (99), Pinheiros District (98) and Liberdade District (96).
How is the walkability score of Bom Retiro District calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Bom Retiro District it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.2 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.