Neighbourhood noise map
Santa Esmeralda, Arapiraca
Sossego Index 77 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 17 of the 37 neighbourhoods rated in Arapiraca. That matches the city average of 76.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 57 to 95. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are AL-220 (expressway, 485 m), Rua Estelita de Macedo (residential street, 14 m) and Avenida Minervina Franscisca da Conceição (main local road, 123 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Arapiraca (small), 4.5 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 57 dB(A), index 77. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 49 dB(A), index 97. It is above the daytime NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A)) but within the night one (50 dB(A)).
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Novo Horizonte668 m away67
- Caititus732 m away84
- Alto do Cruzeiro1.1 km away66
- Senador Teotônio Vilela1.1 km away79
- Santa Edwiges1.1 km away66
- Senador Arnon de Melo1.4 km away99
How to read this index
The Sossego Index runs from 0 to 100 and is an estimate built from open data, not an on-site measurement. 100 means 48 dB(A) or less, the level of a calm residential area. 0 means 86 dB(A) or more, the level of a heavy traffic avenue. Each neighbourhood's value is the median of nine points around its centre.
Read the full methodologyOpenStreetMap data, computed on October 21, 2026.