Neighbourhood noise map
Barro Vermelho, São Gonçalo
Sossego Index 76 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 88 of the 136 neighbourhoods rated in São Gonçalo. That is below the city average of 83.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 38 to 87. 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 Doutor Getúlio Vargas (arterial road, 18 m), Rua Primeiro de Maio (collector road, 20 m) and Rua Doutor Pio Borges (arterial road, 33 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto Santos Dumont (regional), 11.4 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 57 dB(A), index 76. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 49 dB(A), index 98. It is above the daytime NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A)) but within the night one (50 dB(A)).
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Barro Vermelho I425 m away82
- Barro Vermelho II476 m away77
- Pita823 m away80
- Pita II837 m away83
- Santa Catarina959 m away80
- Sete Pontes1.1 km away93
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.