Neighbourhood noise map
Engenho do Mato, Niterói
Sossego Index 99 out of 100: Very calm. Ranked 15 of the 65 neighbourhoods rated in Niterói. That is above the city average of 84.
Very low noise. The quiet of a far residential area or a green space.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 86 to 100. Noise is similar across the whole area.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Rua São Sebastião (main local road, 169 m), Rua Trinta e Dois (residential street, 25 m) and Rua José Velloso Netto (residential street, 43 m).
The nearest airport is Aeroporto Santos Dumont (regional), 16.3 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 49 dB(A), index 99. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 40 dB(A), index 100. It is within the NBR 10151 references for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night).
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Serra Grande1.7 km away100
- Maravista2.5 km away83
- Rio do Ouro3.7 km away100
- Várzea das Moças3.8 km away100
- Jacaré4 km away100
- Itaipu4 km away100
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.