Neighbourhood noise map
Vera Cruz, Montes Claros
Sossego Index 54 out of 100: Active. Ranked 187 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 22 to 67. 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 Dulce Sarmento (arterial road, 302 m), Avenida Deputado Plínio Ribeiro (arterial road, 318 m) and Rua Elidson Novais (residential street, 8 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Montes Claros - Mário Ribeiro (international), 2.2 km away. Close enough to weigh on the index.
There is a railway line 325 m away. Nearby local sources: railway (325 m).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 66 dB(A), index 54. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 60 dB(A), index 69. 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.
- Cidade Cristo Rei510 m away60
- Vila Tupã599 m away60
- Ipiranga671 m away58
- Esplanada do Aeroporto696 m away62
- Vila Marciano Simões705 m away60
- Parque Pampulha724 m away67
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.