Neighbourhood noise map
São Carlos, Volta Redonda
Sossego Index 75 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 109 of the 151 neighbourhoods rated in Volta Redonda. That is below the city average of 84.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 54 to 86. 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 São Lucas (main local road, 59 m), Rodovia VRD 100 - Via Sérgio Braga (collector road, 421 m) and Avenida Europa (main local road, 154 m).
The nearest airport is an unnamed airfield (small), 3.7 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 519 m away. Nearby local sources: railway (519 m), Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (530 m).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 57 dB(A), index 75. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 53 dB(A), index 86. 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.
- Jardim Europa444 m away67
- Duzentos e Quarenta e Nove518 m away76
- Eucaliptal543 m away72
- Conforto636 m away65
- Minerlândia660 m away89
- Jardim Ponte Alta871 m away91
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.