Neighbourhood noise map
Jardim Prestes de Barros, Sorocaba
Sossego Index 72 out of 100: Calm. Ranked 351 of the 662 neighbourhoods rated in Sorocaba. That is below the city average of 75.
Low noise most of the day. You can sleep with the window open.
Inside the neighbourhood the index runs from 54 to 86. 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 Ivan Santos Albuquerque (residential street, 13 m), Rodovia Raposo Tavares (motorway, 793 m) and Rua João Valentino Joel (main local road, 208 m). Traffic is the main source of noise.
The nearest airport is Aeroporto Estadual Bertram Luiz Leupolz - Sorocaba (regional), 6.4 km away. Far enough to barely count.
There is a railway line 1.2 km away. Nearby local sources: EFEV Estrada de Ferro Elétrica Votorantim (1.2 km).
Day and night
By day the estimate is 59 dB(A), index 72. At night, with less traffic, it drops to 50 dB(A), index 94. It is above the daytime NBR 10151 reference for residential areas (55 dB(A)) but within the night one (50 dB(A)).
What makes up the index
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The closest neighbourhoods and their scores.
- Jardim Rosária Alcolea547 m away68
- Vila Santa Tereza557 m away80
- Jardim João Gutierres649 m away69
- Jardim Nelisa693 m away72
- Vila Hortência IV706 m away73
- Vila Yayá708 m away67
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.