Noise map
Nova Friburgo noise map
The Sossego Index estimates the noise of each neighbourhood from the traffic, airports, railways and local sources mapped in OpenStreetMap. 66 neighbourhoods of Nova Friburgo were rated. The city average is 94, Very calm. The quietest neighbourhood is Alto do Catete, scoring 100, and the loudest is Conselheiro Paulino, scoring 62.
Map of the neighbourhoods of Nova Friburgo
Each dot is a neighbourhood, coloured by its index. Click to open its page.
What explains the ranking
The roads that most often set the noise of a neighbourhood are Estrada Mury Lumiar (arterial road, in 13 neighbourhoods), Rodovia Presidente João Goulart (arterial road, in 11 neighbourhoods) and Avenida Antônio Mário Azevedo (arterial road, in 5 neighbourhoods).
No neighbourhood has an airport close enough to weigh on the index.
At night, with less traffic, the city average rises to 99. 2 neighbourhoods are above the 50 dB(A) that NBR 10151 sets at night for residential areas; by day, 5 are above 55 dB(A).
Nova Friburgo neighbourhoods ranked
From quietest to loudest. Click a neighbourhood for details.
| # | Neighbourhood | Index | Night | Rating | Main road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alto do Catete | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Rod. Presidente Jõao Goulart (arterial road, 1.5 km) |
| 2 | Alto dos Cinquenta | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Estrada Mury Lumiar (arterial road, 905 m) |
| 3 | Bairro João VI | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Álvares de Azevedo (arterial road, 372 m) |
| 4 | Bairro Novo Destino | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Estrada Mury Lumiar (arterial road, 850 m) |
| 5 | Barracão dos Mendes | 100 | 100 | Very calm | FRI-002 (main local road, 365 m) |
| 6 | Benfica | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Estrada Mury Lumiar (arterial road, 1.1 km) |
| 7 | Boa Esperança de Cima | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 8 | Boa Vista | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 9 | Cachoeira | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 10 | Campo Floresta | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Avenida Antônio Mário Azevedo (arterial road, 1.9 km) |
| 11 | Cardinot | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Avenida Antônio Mário Azevedo (arterial road, 1.5 km) |
| 12 | Colonial 61 | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 13 | Floresta | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Aurelio Barbosa Farias (arterial road, 559 m) |
| 14 | Galdinópolis | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Estrada Marcos Heringer (main local road, 6 m) |
| 15 | Garrafão | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Estrada Sítio São Luis (residential street, 252 m) |
| 16 | Granja Spinelli | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Maurilio Mendes Silva (residential street, 34 m) |
| 17 | João Grande | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 18 | Macaé de Cima | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 19 | Mirandela | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Hans Garlip (main local road, 77 m) |
| 20 | Palmital | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Estrada Mury Lumiar (arterial road, 704 m) |
| 21 | Pilões | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Estrada Dona Mariana X Friburgo (main local road, 403 m) |
| 22 | Ribeirão | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Estrada Mury Lumiar (arterial road, 1.6 km) |
| 23 | Ribeirão do Capitão | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 24 | Rio Bonito de Baixo | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 25 | Rio Bonito de Cima | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 26 | Rio das Flores | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 27 | Salinas | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 28 | Sansão | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 29 | Santa Cruz | 100 | 100 | Very calm | FRI-002 (main local road, 567 m) |
| 30 | Santa Rosa | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Professor Rosa Ramos Bussinger (main local road, 206 m) |
| 31 | São Bernardo | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 32 | São Lourenço | 100 | 100 | Very calm | FRI-002 (main local road, 64 m) |
| 33 | São Romão | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Estrada para São Romão (local street, 53 m) |
| 34 | Sertão do Rio Bonito | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 35 | Sitio Azul | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Rodovia Presidente João Goulart (arterial road, 1.6 km) |
| 36 | Toca da Onça | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 37 | Três Cachoeiras | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 38 | Três Picos | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 39 | Vargem Alta | 100 | 100 | Very calm | None |
| 40 | Vargem Grande | 100 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Aurora Silveira (residential street, 56 m) |
| 41 | São Jorge | 97 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Evangelista Manoel da Silva (local street, 31 m) |
| 42 | Cascata | 96 | 100 | Very calm | Rodovia Engenheiro Heródoto Bento de Mello (arterial road, 278 m) |
| 43 | Boa Ventura | 94 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Leonino Dutra (main local road, 120 m) |
| 44 | Centenário | 93 | 100 | Very calm | FRI-002 (main local road, 26 m) |
| 45 | Parque Suiço | 93 | 100 | Very calm | Avenida Antônio Mário Azevedo (arterial road, 294 m) |
| 46 | Bairro Vila Rica | 92 | 100 | Very calm | Estrada Mury Lumiar (arterial road, 414 m) |
| 47 | Santiago | 92 | 100 | Very calm | Estrada Mury Lumiar (arterial road, 172 m) |
| 48 | Santo André | 91 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Eugenio Guilherme Spitz (residential street, 5 m) |
| 49 | Debossan | 90 | 100 | Very calm | Rodovia Presidente João Goulart (arterial road, 347 m) |
| 50 | Maria Tereza | 90 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Aurelioano Barboza Farias (arterial road, 275 m) |
| 51 | Parque dos Pinheiros | 90 | 100 | Very calm | Avenida Antônio Mário Azevedo (arterial road, 359 m) |
| 52 | Cônego | 89 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Dom João VI (collector road, 36 m) |
| 53 | Morro do Mosa | 89 | 100 | Very calm | Rodovia Presidente João Goulart (arterial road, 452 m) |
| 54 | Cascatinha | 88 | 100 | Very calm | Rua Dom João VI (main local road, 61 m) |
| 55 | Santa Luzia | 85 | 100 | Very calm | Rodovia Engenheiro Heródoto Bento de Mello (arterial road, 154 m) |
| 56 | Campo do Coelho | 84 | 100 | Calm | Avenida Antônio Mário Azevedo (arterial road, 278 m) |
| 57 | Estoquim | 84 | 100 | Calm | Estrada Mury Lumiar (arterial road, 152 m) |
| 58 | Muri | 84 | 100 | Calm | Rodovia Presidente João Goulart (arterial road, 26 m) |
| 59 | Bairro Parque dos Alpes | 81 | 100 | Calm | Estrada Mury Lumiar (arterial road, 185 m) |
| 60 | Ponte da Saudade | 81 | 99 | Calm | Rua Álvares de Azevedo (arterial road, 126 m) |
| 61 | Vale dos Peões | 81 | 100 | Calm | Rodovia Engenheiro Heródoto Bento de Mello (arterial road, 245 m) |
| 62 | Parque São Clemente | 80 | 100 | Calm | Avenida José Pires Barroso (collector road, 12 m) |
| 63 | Theodoro de Oliveira | 80 | 98 | Calm | Rodovia Presidente João Goulart (arterial road, 170 m) |
| 64 | Olaria | 75 | 98 | Calm | Rua Júlio Antônio Thurler (main local road, 24 m) |
| 65 | Prado | 66 | 86 | Active | RJ- 116 (arterial road, 119 m) |
| 66 | Conselheiro Paulino | 62 | 84 | Active | Rua Albertino Quadro Gama (arterial road, 94 m) |
Most exposed schools and hospitals
35 schools and 6 hospitals in Nova Friburgo scored with the same model, the most exposed to noise first.
See the rankingQuestions about noise in Nova Friburgo
Which is the quietest neighbourhood of Nova Friburgo?
Alto do Catete, with Sossego Index 100 out of 100. The road that weighs most there is Rod. Presidente Jõao Goulart, 1.5 km from the centre of the neighbourhood.
Which is the loudest neighbourhood of Nova Friburgo?
Conselheiro Paulino, with Sossego Index 62. The main source of noise is the traffic on Rua Albertino Quadro Gama, 94 m from the centre of the neighbourhood.
What is the average noise level of Nova Friburgo?
The average of the 66 neighbourhoods is 94 out of 100, Very calm, about 47 dB(A) by day. At night the average rises to 99.
What is the noise limit in Nova Friburgo?
The national technical reference is NBR 10151: 55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night in mixed, mostly residential areas, 50 and 45 near schools and hospitals, 60 and 55 in commercial areas. Municipal noise ordinances may set different hours and limits; check with the city.
How was the noise of each neighbourhood calculated?
The Sossego Index is an estimate made with an acoustic model over OpenStreetMap data: roads by type, railways, airports and local sources. Each neighbourhood gets the median of nine points around its centre. It is not a sound level meter measurement. The full methodology, with the validation against measurements, is on the How it works page.
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.