Neighbourhood noise map
Vila São Rafael, Santa Maria
Sossego Index 75 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 234 of the 396 neighbourhoods rated in Santa Maria. That is below the city average of 80.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 34 to 93. 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 Passo dos Weber (main local road, 115 m), Rua Nahir Zambrano da Costa (residential street, 8 m) and Rua Alcides Pereira dos Santos (residential street, 19 m).
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Santa Maria (international), 12.7 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 150 m away. Nearby local sources: Linha Porto Alegre-Uruguaiana (150 m), railway (704 m).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 58 dB(A), index 75. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 55 dB(A), index 82. 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 Nossa Senhora do Trabalho324 m away76
- Vila Vitória392 m away78
- Vila Itagiba402 m away79
- Chácara das Flores496 m away93
- Vila Tiaraju511 m away81
- Salgado Filho554 m away68
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.