Neighbourhood noise map
Barro Branco, Duque de Caxias
Sossego Index 98 out of 100: Very calm. Ranked 8 of the 45 neighbourhoods rated in Duque de Caxias. That is above the city average of 79.
Very low noise. The quiet of a far residential area or a green space.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 68 to 100. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Rua Oliveira Salazar (residential street, 1 m), Avenida Pedro Alvares Cabral (residential street, 26 m) and Rua Eva Peron (residential street, 48 m).
The nearest airport is an unnamed airfield (small), 7.6 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 49 dB(A), index 98. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 39 dB(A), index 100. It is within the NBR 10151 references for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night).
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Parada Morabi2.2 km away87
- Imbariê2.4 km away62
- Taquara2.5 km away78
- Santa Cruz da Serra3.3 km away82
- Saracuruna3.3 km away84
- Santa Lúcia3.5 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.