How walkable is Vitória, Espírito Santo?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Vitória, Espírito Santo has a walkability score of 72 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 25th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,337 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Vitória, Espírito Santo. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Sabor da Terra, 4 min
- Mercearia Liberdade, 5 min
Restaurants & bars
- Bar do Henriq, 2 min
- Padaria Expressa Master, 2 min
Shopping
- Red Diamond Jewerly, 1 min
- Ortobom Praia do Canto Vitória, 1 min
Coffee
- Mais1 Café - Vitória, 3 min
- Vix Rock Store, 3 min
Banks
- Bradesco, 3 min
- Unibanco, 4 min
Parks
- Praça José Tavares Brito, 9 min
- Praça da Grécia, 10 min
Schools
- Escola Geração, 3 min
- Centro Educacional Primeiro Mundo, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria SBS, 2 min
- Psicoteste, 5 min
Culture & entertainment
- Cabrón Cine Bar, 8 min
- Espaço Toth, 8 min
Measured from the centre at -20.3028, -40.2972, the point near Vitória, Espírito Santo'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 174 street intersections per km², and blocks average 59 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Vitória, Espírito Santo's score of 72 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, 76 from 1 to 3 km out and 66 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. 65% 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 Vitória, Espírito Santo. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 89 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 76 | 71% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 66 | 56% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vila Velha, Brazil | 5 km | 76 |
| Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil | 190 km | 53 |
| Juiz de Fora, Brazil | 352 km | 51 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 379 km | 83 |
| Contagem, Brazil | 391 km | 62 |
Questions about walking in Vitória, Espírito Santo
Is Vitória, Espírito Santo a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Vitória, Espírito Santo has a walkability score of 72 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 100. 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 25th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 255th 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. Vitória, Espírito Santo ranks joint 25th with 72.
How does Vitória, Espírito Santo compare with nearby cities?
Vitória, Espírito Santo sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 72, against Vila Velha (76, 5 km away), Campos dos Goytacazes (53, 190 km away) and Juiz de Fora (51, 352 km away).
Which part of Vitória, Espírito Santo is most walkable?
Vitória's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 94) and falls most to the north-west (52).
How is Vitória, Espírito Santo's walkability score calculated?
For Vitória, Espírito Santo 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; 32 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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