Neighbourhood noise map
Independência, Montes Claros
Sossego Index 50 out of 100: Active. Ranked 189 of the 191 neighbourhoods rated in Montes Claros. That is below the city average of 74.
Moderate, steady noise, typical of mixed neighborhoods with shops and busy streets.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 38 to 58. Noise is similar across the whole area.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Avenida Independência (main local road, 121 m), Rua Estados Unidos (residential street, 21 m) and Rua Thomaz Antônio Gonzaga (residential street, 67 m).
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Montes Claros - Mário Ribeiro (international), 832 m away. Close enough to weigh on the index.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 67 dB(A), index 50. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 61 dB(A), index 66. 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 Real487 m away45
- Acácias872 m away65
- Nova Suíça912 m away60
- Guarujá1.2 km away30
- Chácaras Ceres1.4 km away61
- Jardim Primavera1.9 km away56
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.