How walkable is São Vicente, São Paulo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
São Vicente, São Paulo has a walkability score of 69 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 30th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,139 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central São Vicente, São Paulo. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping and schools. It is weakest for books & libraries.
Groceries
- Supermercado Catiapoã, 10 min
- DIA Supermercado, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Paradinhas Lanches, 4 min
- Brisa Baiana, 5 min
Shopping
- Assistência New Cell, 6 min
- Toldos Maia São Vicente, 6 min
Coffee
- Aroma Café | São Vicente SP, 20 min
- Bellomix Conveniência, 20 min
Banks
- Caixa D'agua, 13 min
- CAIXA, 16 min
Parks
- Praça da Bandeira, 16 min
- Praça Coronel José Lopes, 17 min
Schools
- EEEI Professora Maria Thereza da Cunha Pedroso, 8 min
- EMEI Prof. Clemente Ferreira, 9 min
Books & libraries
- Papelaria Jambo, 21 min
- Papelaria Almeida, 23 min
Culture & entertainment
- Orlando, Disney, 17 min
- Sambo'dromo Passarela do Samba Dra'usio da Cruz, 17 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 13 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest bank is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest library or bookshop is 19 minutes from the centre on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -23.9553, -46.3821, the point near São Vicente, São Paulo'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 119 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
São Vicente, São Paulo's score of 69 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 81 within 1 km of the centre, 69 from 1 to 3 km out and 65 from 3 to 5 km out. 39 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. 60% 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 Vicente, São Paulo. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 74 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 81 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 69 | 52% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 65 | 55% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Praia Grande, Brazil | 5 km | 68 |
| Santos, São Paulo, Brazil | 6 km | 77 |
| Mauá, Brazil | 34 km | 58 |
| São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | 35 km | 80 |
| Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil | 36 km | 85 |
Questions about walking in São Vicente, São Paulo
Is São Vicente, São Paulo a walkable city?
Partly. São Vicente, São Paulo has a walkability score of 69 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 74. 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 30th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 310th 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 Vicente, São Paulo ranks joint 30th with 69.
How does São Vicente, São Paulo compare with nearby cities?
São Vicente, São Paulo sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 69, against Praia Grande (68, 5 km away), Santos, São Paulo (77, 6 km away) and Mauá (58, 34 km away).
Which part of São Vicente, São Paulo is most walkable?
São Vicente is most walkable beyond 2.5 km to the east, where walkability averages 82, more than the 81 within 1 km of its centre. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 74. It falls most to the north (32).
How is São Vicente, São Paulo's walkability score calculated?
For São Vicente, São Paulo it is the average of 52 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 31 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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