Neighbourhood noise map
Calaboca, Niterói
Sossego Index 77 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 45 of the 65 neighbourhoods rated in Niterói. That is below the city average of 84.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 39 to 88. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Rodovia Amaral Peixoto (expressway, 55 m), Avenida Gilberto de Carvalho (arterial road, 674 m) and Avenida Orestes Vereza Luiz Genésio (collector road, 537 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Maricá (small), 11.7 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 57 dB(A), index 77. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 51 dB(A), index 93. 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.
- Várzea das Moças3.4 km away100
- Rio do Ouro5.6 km away100
- Engenho do Mato7.1 km away99
- Serra Grande7.5 km away100
- Muriqui7.7 km away100
- Vila Progresso8.9 km away94
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.