Neighbourhood noise map
Vera Cruz, Contagem
Sossego Index 83 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 91 of the 263 neighbourhoods rated in Contagem. That is above 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 65 to 92. Noise is similar across the whole area.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Avenida Vila Rica (main local road, 129 m), Rua Maria da Conceição Hilário (residential street, 12 m) and Rodovia Fernão Dias (motorway, 934 m).
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Belo Horizonte - Carlos Prates (small), 7.1 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 54 dB(A), index 83. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 46 dB(A), index 100. It is within the NBR 10151 references for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night).
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Jardim Califórnia601 m away59
- Inconfidentes695 m away55
- Granjas Lempp855 m away46
- Vila São Nicodemos1.1 km away45
- Vila São Vicente1.1 km away51
- Cidade Jardim Eldorado B1.1 km away66
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.