Neighbourhood noise map
Centro, São João de Meriti
Sossego Index 57 out of 100: Active. Ranked 24 of the 26 neighbourhoods rated in São João de Meriti. That is below the city average of 69.
Moderate, steady noise, typical of mixed neighborhoods with shops and busy streets.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 46 to 68. Noise is similar across the whole area.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Rua Santo Antônio (arterial road, 49 m), Avenida Automóvel Clube (arterial road, 88 m) and Avenida Nossa Senhora das Graças (arterial road, 128 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Base Aérea dos Afonsos (regional), 7.6 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 142 m away. Nearby local sources: railway (142 m).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 65 dB(A), index 57. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 60 dB(A), index 69. It is above the NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night) in both periods.
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Vila Rosali1.1 km away60
- Engenheiro Belford1.2 km away64
- Jardim José Bonifácio1.5 km away53
- Agostinho Porto2.1 km away66
- Tomazinho2.2 km away70
- Jardim Meriti2.2 km away64
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.