Neighbourhood noise map
Joaquim Costa, Montes Claros
Sossego Index 74 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 88 of the 191 neighbourhoods rated in Montes Claros. That matches the city average of 74.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 55 to 87. 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 Manoel Caribe Filho (collector road, 98 m), Rua Jovelino Lopes dos Santos (residential street, 16 m) and Avenida Nossa Senhora de Fátima (collector road, 371 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Montes Claros - Mário Ribeiro (international), 6.9 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 1.3 km away. Nearby local sources: railway (1.3 km).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 58 dB(A), index 74. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 50 dB(A), index 95. It is above the daytime NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A)) but within the night one (50 dB(A)).
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Ciro dos Anjos282 m away76
- São Geraldo467 m away80
- Vargem Grande497 m away69
- Vila Greice613 m away78
- Jardim São Geraldo645 m away74
- Canelas II689 m away76
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.