How walkable is Liberdade District?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Liberdade District has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 1.1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 3rd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in São Paulo, which scores 95 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,830 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Liberdade District. The nearest grocery is Extra Mercado, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Don Carlini Pasta & Co.5 min
- Mercearia Espaço de Minas6 min
- A Toca do Yakissoba2 min
- Total Sushi2 min
- Pet Puppy2 min
- Comercial Exclusiva2 min
- Fran's Café Tamandaré8 min
- Rei do Mate10 min
- Banco do Brasil3 min
- Caixa Econômica Federal5 min
- Praça General Polidoro9 min
- Praça Jorge Cury11 min
- State School Caetano de Campos3 min
- Colegio Inova-acao6 min
- 文協図書館 (Biblioteca do Bunkyo) サンパウロ／リベルダーデ12 min
- Biblioteca Raul Bopp12 min
- Vila Raful7 min
- Feiras da Catedral8 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Liberdade District at -23.5664, -46.6314. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 101 street intersections per km², and blocks average 85 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Liberdade District
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.1 km around the centre of Liberdade District. Rings mark 550 m and 1.1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in São Paulo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| República District | 2.7 km | 99 |
| Bom Retiro District | 4.6 km | 91 |
| Pinheiros District | 5.6 km | 98 |
| Morumbi | 8.4 km | 87 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the São Paulo page.
Questions about walking in Liberdade District
Is Liberdade District walkable?
Yes. Liberdade District in São Paulo has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 across the 1.1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Liberdade District more walkable than the rest of São Paulo?
Liberdade District is about as walkable as São Paulo as a whole: it scores 96, against 95 for the 5 km around São Paulo's centre. It ranks 3rd 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 Liberdade 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 Liberdade District it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.1 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.