Neighbourhood noise map
São Joaquim 1ª Seção, Contagem
Sossego Index 72 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 161 of the 263 neighbourhoods rated in Contagem. That is below the city average of 76.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 54 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 Rodrigues da Cunha (collector road, 140 m), Rua Safira (residential street, 5 m) and Rua São Lourenço (collector road, 256 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is an unnamed airfield (small), 3 km away. Close enough to weigh on the index.
Nearby local sources: industrial zone (217 m).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 59 dB(A), index 72. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 51 dB(A), index 93. 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.
- São Joaquim74 m away71
- São Joaquim 2ª Seção374 m away74
- Balneário da Ressaca462 m away79
- Regional Ressaca470 m away79
- Arvoredo515 m away64
- Jardim Balneário567 m away80
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.