Neighbourhood noise map
Engenho Velho, Jaboatão dos Guararapes
Sossego Index 86 out of 100: Very calm. Ranked 23 of the 54 neighbourhoods rated in Jaboatão dos Guararapes. That matches the city average of 85.
Very low noise. The quiet of a far residential area or a green space.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 36 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 Avenida General Manoel Rabelo (arterial road, 403 m), Quinta Travessa Francisco Alves (residential street, 26 m) and Rua Francisco Alves (residential street, 52 m).
The nearest airport is Aeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (international), 8.5 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 227 m away. Nearby local sources: Linha Centro - 2 (227 m).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 53 dB(A), index 86. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 47 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.
- Cascata1.3 km away84
- Quitandinha1.4 km away80
- Santo Aleixo1.8 km away84
- Floriano1.8 km away100
- Centro1.9 km away89
- Socorro1.9 km away77
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.