Neighbourhood noise map
Vila Zelfa, São José dos Campos
Sossego Index 40 out of 100: Busy. Ranked 173 of the 174 neighbourhoods rated in São José dos Campos. That is below the city average of 72.
Loud. Close to avenues, nightlife hubs or railways.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 14 to 66. 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 Florestan Fernandes (expressway, 52 m), Rodovia Presidente Dutra (motorway, 353 m) and Avenida Jorge Zarur (motorway, 320 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de São José dos Campos (international), 2.5 km away. Close enough to weigh on the index.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 71 dB(A), index 40. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 65 dB(A), index 56. 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 Luzia166 m away42
- Vila Betânia254 m away37
- Jardim Maringá403 m away60
- Jardim Nossa Senhora de Fatima444 m away50
- Jardim Santa Madalena515 m away64
- Vila Icarai619 m away57
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.