Neighbourhood noise map
Maria Paula, Niterói
Sossego Index 70 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 56 of the 65 neighbourhoods rated in Niterói. That is below the city average of 84.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 31 to 94. Some corners are much louder than others, usually next to the avenues.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Rua Alfredo Moreira (residential street, 7 m), Estrada Caetano Monteiro (arterial road, 310 m) and Estrada Velha de Maricá (arterial road, 544 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto Santos Dumont (regional), 13.5 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 59 dB(A), index 70. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 52 dB(A), index 90. 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.
- Matapaca1.6 km away89
- Santa Bárbara1.6 km away90
- Vila Progresso2 km away94
- Muriqui2.3 km away100
- Sapê2.5 km away100
- Baldeador3 km away82
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.