Neighbourhood noise map
Alto Forquilhas, São José
Sossego Index 60 out of 100: Active. Ranked 30 of the 38 neighbourhoods rated in São José. That is below the city average of 74.
Moderate, steady noise, typical of mixed neighborhoods with shops and busy streets.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 19 to 81. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Contorno Viário de Florianópolis (motorway, 80 m), Rua Antônio Jovita Duarte (main local road, 18 m) and Rua Érico Kuhn (local street, 42 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroclube de Santa Catarina (small), 6.8 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 63 dB(A), index 60. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 57 dB(A), index 76. 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.
- Forquilhas Oeste2.4 km away70
- Loteamento Lisboa III3 km away85
- Loteamento Mello3.6 km away76
- Núcleo Residencial da Granja Macedo3.9 km away51
- Loteamento Jardim Los Angeles3.9 km away79
- Colônia Santana4.2 km away83
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.