Neighbourhood noise map
Vila São Nicodemos, Contagem
Sossego Index 45 out of 100: Busy. Ranked 263 of the 263 neighbourhoods rated in Contagem. That is below the city average of 76.
Loud. Close to avenues, nightlife hubs or railways.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 28 to 64. 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 General David Sarnoff (arterial road, 76 m), Avenida Cardeal Eugênio Pacelli (motorway, 218 m) and Rodovia Fernão Dias (motorway, 236 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Belo Horizonte - Carlos Prates (small), 6.6 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Nearby local sources: industrial zone (0 m).
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Day and night
By day the estimate is 69 dB(A), index 45. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 64 dB(A), index 58. 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.
- Vila São Vicente318 m away51
- Inconfidentes406 m away55
- Vila Vaquinha792 m away48
- Amazonas 2ª Seção983 m away59
- Industrial Itaú1.1 km away76
- Vera Cruz1.1 km away83
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.