Neighbourhood noise map
Vila Cândida Vargas, Santa Maria
Sossego Index 69 out of 100: Active. Ranked 290 of the 396 neighbourhoods rated in Santa Maria. That is below the city average of 80.
Moderate, steady noise, typical of mixed neighborhoods with shops and busy streets.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 55 to 84. Noise is similar across the whole area.
The roads that weigh most on the noise of the neighbourhood are Avenida Hélvio Basso (arterial road, 108 m), Avenida Nossa Senhora Medianeira (arterial road, 158 m) and Rótula Diácono Constantino Cordioli (arterial road, 195 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto de Santa Maria (international), 10.8 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 60 dB(A), index 69. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 52 dB(A), index 88. 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.
- Condomínio Madre Paulina334 m away57
- Vila Imembuí480 m away59
- Nossa Senhora Medianeira523 m away72
- Vila Lameira568 m away75
- Vila Antônio Corrêa620 m away67
- Vila São Pedro651 m away54
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.