Neighbourhood noise map
Praia de Fora, Palhoça
Sossego Index 52 out of 100: Active. Ranked 35 of the 37 neighbourhoods rated in Palhoça. That is below the city average of 82.
Moderate, steady noise, typical of mixed neighborhoods with shops and busy streets.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 18 to 91. 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 Arcanjo Cândido da Silva (collector road, 15 m), Rodovia Governador Mário Covas (motorway, 341 m) and Rua Amaro Serafim dos Passos (residential street, 13 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto Internacional de Florianópolis Hercílio Luz (international), 11 km away. Far enough to barely count.
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 71. 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.
- Praia do Pontal3.2 km away52
- Enseada de Brito4.7 km away100
- Furadinho4.8 km away90
- Aldeia Indígena Morro dos Cavalos6.3 km away65
- Aririú da Formiga6.5 km away100
- Guarda do Cubatão7.3 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.