Neighbourhood noise map
São Joaquim 3ª Seção, Contagem
Sossego Index 50 out of 100: Active. Ranked 254 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 30 to 83. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Avenida Severino Ballesteros Rodrigues (arterial road, 296 m), Rua Turquesa (residential street, 8 m) and Avenida Alterosa (main local road, 129 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is an unnamed airfield (small), 2.3 km away. Close enough to weigh on the index.
Nearby local sources: industrial zone (158 m).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 67 dB(A), index 50. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 59 dB(A), index 71. It is above the NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night) in both periods.
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Vila Santa Luzia311 m away68
- São Joaquim 2ª Seção399 m away74
- Parque dos Turistas515 m away76
- Fazenda do Confisco 2ª Seção619 m away77
- Arvoredo702 m away64
- São Joaquim709 m away71
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.