Neighbourhood noise map
Bar dos Cavaleiros, Duque de Caxias
Sossego Index 72 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 33 of the 45 neighbourhoods rated in Duque de Caxias. That is below the city average of 79.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 56 to 77. Noise is similar across the whole area.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Avenida Nilo Peçanha (arterial road, 61 m), Rua Itaborai (main local road, 64 m) and Linha Vermelha (motorway, 707 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is RIOgaleão - Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim (small), 6.9 km away. Close enough to weigh on the index.
Nearby local sources: Transportes Dom Bosco (234 m).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 59 dB(A), index 72. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 52 dB(A), index 90. 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.
- Periquitos1.6 km away78
- Centro1.8 km away50
- Mangueirinha2 km away82
- Centenário2.5 km away81
- Jardim 25 de Agosto2.7 km away59
- Santuário2.7 km away84
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.