Neighbourhood noise map
Santa Rafaela, Montes Claros
Sossego Index 75 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 83 of the 191 neighbourhoods rated in Montes Claros. That matches the city average of 74.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 34 to 84. 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 Doutor Mário Tourinho (expressway, 242 m), Rua Crispina de Oliveira (residential street, 33 m) and Avenida Doutor Mário Tourinho (main local road, 228 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Montes Claros - Mário Ribeiro (international), 7.2 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 712 m away. Nearby local sources: railway (712 m).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 58 dB(A), index 75. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 54 dB(A), index 85. It is above the NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night) in both periods.
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Itatiaia576 m away84
- Santo Inácio721 m away83
- Conjunto Olga Benário841 m away72
- Vila Telma876 m away65
- Santo Amaro908 m away70
- Alterosa1.1 km away76
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.