Neighbourhood noise map
Vila Major Duarte, Santa Maria
Sossego Index 63 out of 100: Active. Ranked 341 of the 396 neighbourhoods rated in Santa Maria. That is below the city average of 80.
Moderate, steady noise, typical of mixed neighborhoods with shops and busy streets.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 39 to 74. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Rua Benjamin Constant (main local road, 96 m), Rua Silva Jardim (main local road, 113 m) and Rua Senador Cassiano do Nascimento (residential street, 26 m).
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Santa Maria (international), 10 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 228 m away. Nearby local sources: Linha Porto Alegre-Uruguaiana (228 m), railway (235 m), Linha Passo Fundo-Santa Maria (1.1 km).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 62 dB(A), index 63. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 57 dB(A), index 77. 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.
- Vila José Azenha199 m away59
- Vila Crispim Pereira291 m away55
- Parque Itaimbé305 m away65
- Vila José Moraes315 m away56
- Menino Jesus451 m away67
- Vila Ponte Seca550 m away60
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.