Neighbourhood noise map
Santa Terezinha, Contagem
Sossego Index 61 out of 100: Active. Ranked 210 of the 263 neighbourhoods rated in Contagem. That is below the city average of 76.
Moderate, steady noise, typical of mixed neighborhoods with shops and busy streets.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 43 to 73. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Via Expressa Francisco Cleuton Lopes (expressway, 93 m), Via Expressa de Contagem (expressway, 184 m) and Rua Reginaldo Souza Lima (main local road, 54 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Belo Horizonte - Carlos Prates (small), 9.3 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 178 m away. Nearby local sources: Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica (178 m), industrial zone (61 m), railway (182 m).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 63 dB(A), index 61. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 58 dB(A), index 74. It is above the NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night) in both periods.
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Áreas Industriais Contagem I334 m away68
- São Bernardo353 m away54
- Vila Santo Antônio414 m away51
- Santo Antônio417 m away56
- Vila Angelina462 m away54
- Bela Vista506 m away54
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.