Neighbourhood noise map
Vila Áurea, Montes Claros
Sossego Index 70 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 130 of the 191 neighbourhoods rated in Montes Claros. That is below 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 30 to 92. 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 João XXIII (arterial road, 163 m), Rua Geraldino Machado (main local road, 24 m) and CMG-135;BR-135 (arterial road, 289 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Montes Claros - Mário Ribeiro (international), 4.9 km away. Close enough to weigh on the index.
There is a railway line 1.1 km away. Nearby local sources: railway (1.1 km).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 59 dB(A), index 70. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 52 dB(A), index 89. 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.
- Nova Morada409 m away85
- Bela Paisagem425 m away84
- Santa Eugênia454 m away67
- Santos Reis724 m away76
- Vila São Francisco de Assis898 m away92
- Vila Alice939 m away71
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.