Neighbourhood noise map
Vila Darcy Vargas, Contagem
Sossego Index 75 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 143 of the 263 neighbourhoods rated in Contagem. That matches 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 68 to 86. Noise is similar across the whole area.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Praça Odete Valadares (residential street, 1 m), Rua Sara Kubitschek (residential street, 4 m) and Rodovia Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (motorway, 721 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Belo Horizonte - Carlos Prates (small), 3.9 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 1.2 km away. Nearby local sources: railway (1.2 km).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 57 dB(A), index 75. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 50 dB(A), index 96. It is above the daytime NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A)) but within the night one (50 dB(A)).
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Água Branca405 m away72
- Vila Paris510 m away63
- Conjunto Água Branca714 m away59
- Eldoradinho719 m away62
- Jardim Bandeirantes873 m away64
- Jardim das Oliveiras1.3 km away50
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.