--- title: "Is Taubaté walkable? Walkability score 60/100 · How Walkable" description: "Taubaté scores 60/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Brazil." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/taubate 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. Taubaté # How walkable is Taubaté? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Taubaté has a walkability score of 60 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 53rd most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other. 60 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #53 of 78 tied, in Brazil * #459 of 690 tied, worldwide * 95 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=-23.02639&lon=-45.56504&q=Taubat%C3%A9%2C%20Brazil) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 1,418 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Taubaté. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries. ### Groceries 2.5 of 3 points * Empório Estrelas de Minas, 8 min * Supermercados Nagumo, 11 min * Mercado Júnior, 11 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Casa de Carnes Emboava, 2 min * Padaria 5 Esquinas, 3 min * DonaBella Bakery, 3 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * CEMUME, 1 min * Goodyear Brasil, 1 min * Ginedent, 2 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Sabor com Prosa, 3 min * Barão Café, 5 min * Brazero Café, 6 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * Sicoob Mantiqueira - Nove de Julho, 2 min * Caixa Econômica Federal, 11 min * Banco Mercantil, 12 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Praça Félix Guisard, 2 min * Museu Histórico Folclórico e Pedagógico Monteiro Lobato, 6 min * Parque Doutor Barbosa de Oliveira, 9 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * CEEJA Monsignor Cícero de Alvarenga, 3 min * Objetivo 9 de Julho, 4 min * Escola Infantil Sonho Meu, 5 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * SIBi Unitau, 4 min * Manga Kissaten Taubaté, 7 min * Biblioteca Municipal de Taubate, 9 min ### Culture & entertainment 0.8 of 1 point * Museu Monteiro Lobato, 8 min * Jardim Cultural, 13 min * Acappella, 14 min Measured from the centre at -23.0264, -45.5650, the point near Taubaté'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 148 street intersections per km², and blocks average 78 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Taubaté's score of 60 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the centre, 75 from 1 to 3 km out and 43 from 3 to 5 km out. 14 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. 49% 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Taubaté, one hexagon per square kilometre. 49% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 4 km to the north-west.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/brazil/taubate.svg?v=f336e6ebf993) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Taubaté. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 95 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 93 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 75 | 77% | 30 | | 3 to 5 km out | 43 | 20% | 40 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [São José dos Campos](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-jose-dos-campos), Brazil | 38 km | 66 | | [Mogi das Cruzes](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/mogi-das-cruzes), Brazil | 85 km | 49 | | [Suzano](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/suzano), Brazil | 96 km | 51 | | [Guarulhos](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/guarulhos), Brazil | 111 km | 76 | | [Mauá](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/maua), Brazil | 117 km | 58 | ## Questions about walking in Taubaté ### Is Taubaté a walkable city? Partly. Taubaté has a walkability score of 60 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 95. 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 53rd of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 459th 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. Taubaté ranks joint 53rd with 60. ### How does Taubaté compare with nearby cities? Taubaté sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 60, against São José dos Campos (66, 38 km away), Mogi das Cruzes (49, 85 km away) and Suzano (51, 96 km away). ### Which part of Taubaté is most walkable? Taubaté's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 68) and falls most to the south-east (23). ### How is Taubaté's walkability score calculated? For Taubaté it is the average of 77 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 38 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. 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