How walkable is Teresina?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Teresina has a walkability score of 66 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 34th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 3 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,088 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Teresina. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Bompreço, 7 min
- Pão de Açúcar, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Altas Horas Lanches, 2 min
- Dogão Express, 3 min
Shopping
- Vivo, 2 min
- Pague Menos, 3 min
Coffee
- Casa do Pão de Queijo Rio Poty, 16 min
- Café Donuts - Rio Poty, 17 min
Banks
- Banco do Brasil, 6 min
- Sicoob Piauí, 9 min
Parks
- Praça Marechal Floriano Peixoto, 2 min
- Praça Edgard Nogueira, 10 min
Schools
- Colegio Gilberto Campelo, 7 min
- College CIS, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Impressão e Arte, 9 min
- Livraria e Papelaria Piauiense, 10 min
Culture & entertainment
- Memorial Esperança García, 8 min
- Teatro da Assembleia, 10 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 10 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -5.0853, -42.8042, the point near Teresina'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 138 street intersections per km², and blocks average 81 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Teresina's score of 66 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the centre, 78 from 1 to 3 km out and 56 from 3 to 5 km out. 48% 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.
- 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 Teresina. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 93 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 78 | 71% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 56 | 29% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil | 330 km | 62 |
| Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil | 453 km | 41 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 497 km | 85 |
| Petrolina, Brazil | 543 km | 49 |
| Belém, Brazil | 752 km | 82 |
Questions about walking in Teresina
Is Teresina a walkable city?
Partly. Teresina has a walkability score of 66 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 93. 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 34th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 354th 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. Teresina ranks joint 34th with 66.
How does Teresina compare with nearby cities?
Teresina sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 66, against São Luís, Maranhão (62, 330 km away), Juazeiro do Norte (41, 453 km away) and Fortaleza (85, 497 km away).
Which part of Teresina is most walkable?
Teresina's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 93. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 67) and falls most to the south-east (52).
How is Teresina's walkability score calculated?
For Teresina it is the average of 87 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 42 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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