How walkable is Uberaba?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Uberaba has a walkability score of 59 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 55th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,186 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Uberaba. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools.
Groceries
- Zebu Carnes Supermercados, 7 min
- Bretas Supermercados, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Restaurante Peixe Três Coroas, 1 min
- Costelão, 2 min
Shopping
- Anna Fonseca Jo'ias, 1 min
- Vitória Home Decorações, 2 min
Coffee
- Estação do Pão de queijo, 9 min
- Cheirin Bão Uberaba Tristão, 10 min
Banks
- Itaú, 3 min
- Caixa Econômica Federal, 6 min
Parks
- Rotatória da Mata do Ipê, 7 min
- Parque Mata do Ipê, 8 min
Schools
- Colégio Nossa Senhora das Graças, 5 min
- Colégio Antares, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Central UFTM, 16 min
- Livraria Espírita Academia do Pensamento, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- Teatro SESI-Minas, 12 min
- Chacara real, 13 min
Measured from the centre at -19.7600, -47.9391, the point near Uberaba'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 141 street intersections per km², and blocks average 83 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Uberaba's score of 59 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of the centre, 75 from 1 to 3 km out and 45 from 3 to 5 km out. 10 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. 35% 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 Uberaba. 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 | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 75 | 73% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 45 | 4% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Uberlândia, Brazil | 99 km | 71 |
| Franca, Brazil | 104 km | 63 |
| Ribeirão Preto, Brazil | 160 km | 72 |
| São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | 193 km | 64 |
| Bauru, Brazil | 309 km | 64 |
Questions about walking in Uberaba
Is Uberaba a walkable city?
Partly. Uberaba has a walkability score of 59 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 55th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 471st 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. Uberaba ranks joint 55th with 59.
How does Uberaba compare with nearby cities?
Uberaba is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 59, against Uberlândia (71, 99 km away), Franca (63, 104 km away) and Ribeirão Preto (72, 160 km away).
Which part of Uberaba is most walkable?
Uberaba'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 89 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 64) and falls most to the south (26).
How is Uberaba's walkability score calculated?
For Uberaba it is the average of 81 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 28 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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