--- title: "República, São Paulo walkability score: 99/100" description: "República in São Paulo scores 99/100 for walkability (Walker's Paradise): what's within a walk and how it compares with São Paulo." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo/republica updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Brazil](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil) 3. [São Paulo](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo) 4. República # How walkable is República, São Paulo? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 República has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is one of 2 neighbourhoods tied as the most walkable of the 20 ranked in São Paulo, which scores 95 as a whole. 99 out of 100: Walker's Paradise Daily errands do not require a car. * #1 of 20 tied, in São Paulo * 95 São Paulo overall * 100 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=-23.54372&lon=-46.64098&q=Rep%C3%BAblica%2C%20S%C3%A3o%20Paulo) ## What's within walking distance 5,822 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of República. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Express Alto do Ipiranga, 1 min * Dia Supermercado, 2 min * Extra Fácil, 3 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Churrasqueto, 1 min * Dois Dois Um, 1 min * Terraço da Barão, 1 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Tenor e Pellizzari Leilões, 1 min * Laury Numismática, 1 min * TNG, 1 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Café Torres, 1 min * Rei do Mate, 1 min * Lan House Infocentral, 1 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * Banco Safra, 1 min * Santander, 1 min * Banco Itaú Personnalité, 1 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Praça da República, 1 min * Largo do Paissandú, 4 min * Praça Dom José Gaspar, 5 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Colégio Máximus, 3 min * Ensino Médio à distância, 4 min * Interativo Centro Educacional, 4 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * Sebo Livraria Brandão, 2 min * BibliotecasSP, 3 min * Banca Sebo, 3 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * PlayArte Marabá, 2 min * Cine Marabá, 2 min * Auditório Alceu Rosolino, 2 min Measured from the mapped centre of República, São Paulo at -23.5437, -46.6410. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route. ## Street layout Within 800 m of the centre there are about 174 street intersections per km², and blocks average 80 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## Walkability across República, São Paulo ![Walkability scores across the 850 m around the centre of República. 100% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 97, is 550 m to the north.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/brazil/sao-paulo/republica.svg?v=22fa753d2731) Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 850 m around the centre of República, São Paulo. Rings mark 400 m and 850 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. ## Nearby neighbourhoods in São Paulo | Neighbourhood | Distance | Score | | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ----- | | [Sé](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo/neighbourhoods#se) | 1.1 km | 99 | | [Bom Retiro](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo/neighbourhoods#bom-retiro) | 2.1 km | 91 | | [Liberdade](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo/liberdade) | 2.7 km | 96 | | [Cambuci](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo/neighbourhoods#cambuci) | 3.5 km | 92 | | [Barra Funda](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo/neighbourhoods#barra-funda) | 4.2 km | 94 | | [Mooca](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo/neighbourhoods#mooca) | 4.9 km | 92 | | [Pinheiros](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo/pinheiros) | 5.1 km | 98 | | [Itaim Bibi](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo/neighbourhoods#itaim-bibi) | 5.9 km | 95 | See [all 20 neighbourhoods of São Paulo ranked by walkability](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo/neighbourhoods). ## Questions about walking in República, São Paulo ### Is República walkable? Yes. República in São Paulo has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 across the 850 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. ### Is República more walkable than the rest of São Paulo? República is more walkable than São Paulo as a whole: it scores 99, against 95 for the 5 km around São Paulo's centre. It is one of 2 neighbourhoods tied as the most walkable of the 20 ranked in São Paulo on How Walkable. ### What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in São Paulo? Of the 20 São Paulo neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are República (99), Sé (99) and Pinheiros (98). ### How is the walkability score of República 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 República it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 850 m around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps 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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata. Ask about walking anywhere in ChatGPT with the [How Walkable app](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6accc634bcf8819189c1bcaf0e227f0f), for example "How walkable is República, São Paulo?" Scores, rankings and text by How Walkable (https://howwalkable.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); credit How Walkable and link to this page when reusing them.