Neighbourhood noise map
Vila João Gordo, Montes Claros
Sossego Index 52 out of 100: Active. Ranked 188 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 20 to 73. 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 Deputado Esteves Rodrigues (arterial road, 6 m), Avenida Doutor Sidney Chaves (collector road, 64 m) and Avenida João XXIII (arterial road, 205 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Montes Claros - Mário Ribeiro (international), 3.6 km away. Close enough to weigh on the index.
There is a railway line 1.2 km away. Nearby local sources: railway (1.4 km).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 66 dB(A), index 52. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 59 dB(A), index 72. 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.
- Jardim América240 m away55
- Vila Três Marias329 m away59
- Vila Toncheff433 m away71
- São João649 m away57
- Vila Brasília673 m away66
- Alto São João753 m away55
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.