Neighbourhood noise map
Morro do Caniçal, Niterói
Sossego Index 87 out of 100: Very calm. Ranked 30 of the 65 neighbourhoods rated in Niterói. That is above the city average of 84.
Very low noise. The quiet of a far residential area or a green space.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 36 to 100. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Estrada Francisco da Cruz Nunes (collector road, 253 m), Rua Luzia Caracciolo (residential street, 30 m) and BHLS Transoceânica (bus lane, 372 m).
The nearest airport is Aeroporto Santos Dumont (regional), 9.8 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 53 dB(A), index 87. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 45 dB(A), index 100. It is within the NBR 10151 references for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night).
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Cafubá305 m away83
- Comunidade da Ciclovia1.4 km away77
- Maceió1.5 km away92
- Comunidade do Bonsucesso1.6 km away75
- Comunidade do Jacaré1.6 km away85
- Morro da Boa Esperança1.8 km away73
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.