How walkable is Barrio Brasil?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Barrio Brasil has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 2nd most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Santiago, which scores 86 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
2,640 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Barrio Brasil. The nearest grocery is Santa Isabel, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Compañía4 min
- Almacén Emperatriz5 min
- Galeria Brasil1 min
- A Toda Vaca Restaurante1 min
- Café Crónica Digital2 min
- Constructora Mario Iturrieta e Hijo Ltda2 min
- Cafe Literario La Canela1 min
- Café Portada3 min
- Callevirtual12 min
- Bci Nova13 min
- Parque Portales8 min
- Plaza Santa Ana11 min
- Instituto Alonso de Ercilla5 min
- Colegio Santa Elena6 min
- 3aries8 min
- Biblioteca Municipal No. 104 Nicomedes Guzman8 min
- La Makinita4 min
- La Estufa5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Barrio Brasil at -33.4406, -70.6659. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 110 street intersections per km², and blocks average 89 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Barrio Brasil
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Barrio Brasil. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Santiago
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barrio Yungay | 600 m | 96 |
| Lastarria | 2.3 km | 99 |
| Barrio Bellavista | 2.9 km | 96 |
| Sanhattan | 6.5 km | 87 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Santiago page.
Questions about walking in Barrio Brasil
Is Barrio Brasil walkable?
Yes. Barrio Brasil in Santiago has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Barrio Brasil more walkable than the rest of Santiago?
Barrio Brasil is more walkable than Santiago as a whole: it scores 98, against 86 for the 5 km around Santiago's centre. It ranks 2nd of the 5 Santiago neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Santiago?
Of the 5 Santiago neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Lastarria (99), Barrio Brasil (98) and Barrio Yungay (96).
How is the walkability score of Barrio Brasil calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Barrio Brasil it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.