Neighbourhood noise map
Taquara, Duque de Caxias
Sossego Index 78 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 27 of the 45 neighbourhoods rated in Duque de Caxias. That matches the city average of 79.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 45 to 96. 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 Automóvel Clube (collector road, 382 m), Rua Coronel Freitas Belo (residential street, 38 m) and Rua Lima Filho (residential street, 42 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is an unnamed airfield (small), 9.3 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 56 dB(A), index 78. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 47 dB(A), index 100. 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.
- Barro Branco2.5 km away98
- Santa Lúcia2.6 km away84
- Parque Cristóvão Colombo2.8 km away100
- Imbariê3.1 km away62
- Parada Angélica3.4 km away68
- Santo Antônio da Serra4.5 km away96
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.