Neighbourhood noise map
Forquilhinha, São José
Sossego Index 84 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 10 of the 38 neighbourhoods rated in São José. That is above 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 59 to 92. 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 Vereador Arthur Manoel Mariano (collector road, 34 m), Rua Antônio Jacinto de Melo (residential street, 36 m) and Rua Francisco Teodoro da Silva (residential street, 47 m).
The nearest airport is Aeroclube de Santa Catarina (small), 3.1 km away. Far enough to barely count.
Day and night
By day the estimate is 54 dB(A), index 84. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 46 dB(A), index 100. It is within the NBR 10151 references for residential areas (55 dB(A) by day and 50 at night).
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Flor de Nápolis914 m away82
- São Luiz1 km away80
- Picadas do Sul1.4 km away57
- Praia Comprida1.7 km away50
- Roçado1.9 km away70
- Bosque das Mansões2.1 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.