How walkable is Vila Velha?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Vila Velha has a walkability score of 76 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 19th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,483 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Vila Velha. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries.
Groceries
- Carrefour, 12 min
- Baummer Semijoias, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Pastelaria sabor do Divino, 5 min
- Padaria São Cristóvão, 5 min
Shopping
- Maranello Estética Automotiva, 2 min
- Conceito Glass Esquadrias de alumínio e Vidraçaria, 3 min
Coffee
- Casa Bauducco, 9 min
- Halfe Brasil, 11 min
Banks
- Banco do Brasil, 9 min
- Itaú, 15 min
Parks
- Praça Maria Laranja Ferreira Coelho, 9 min
- Praça São Francisco, 13 min
Schools
- Centro Educacional Vencer, 6 min
- UMEI Municipal Unidade Municipal de Educação Infantil Tia Nenzinha, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Saraiva Megastore, 11 min
- Primícias Livraria Cristã, 12 min
Culture & entertainment
- Cinemark, 10 min
- Aquario and Art, 11 min
Measured from the centre at -20.3453, -40.2973, the point near Vila Velha'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 164 street intersections per km², and blocks average 74 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Vila Velha's score of 76 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of the centre, 76 from 1 to 3 km out and 69 from 3 to 5 km out. 42 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. 67% 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 Vila Velha. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 96 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 95 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 76 | 71% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 69 | 56% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | 5 km | 72 |
| Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil | 192 km | 53 |
| Juiz de Fora, Brazil | 356 km | 51 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 384 km | 83 |
| Contagem, Brazil | 396 km | 62 |
Questions about walking in Vila Velha
Is Vila Velha a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Vila Velha has a walkability score of 76 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 96. 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 19th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 181st 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. Vila Velha ranks joint 19th with 76.
How does Vila Velha compare with nearby cities?
Vila Velha is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 76, against Vitória, Espírito Santo (72, 5 km away), Campos dos Goytacazes (53, 192 km away) and Juiz de Fora (51, 356 km away).
Which part of Vila Velha is most walkable?
Vila Velha's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 96. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 85) and falls most to the north-east (45).
How is Vila Velha's walkability score calculated?
For Vila Velha it is the average of 49 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 33 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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