About 16% of Brazilians live in streets without sidewalks, according to the 2022 census data released on Thursday (17) by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).
In the 2010 Census, 33.4% of the population resided in areas without sidewalks.
See the states with the highest percentage of sidewalks streets:
- Federal District, with 92.9%
- Goiás, with 92.6%
- São Paulo, with 91.6%
Among the Brazilian capitals, Salvador (BA) has the smallest percentage of streets with sidewalks. The survey shows that only 56.1% of the streets meet this criterion.
According to the 2022 Demographic Census: urbanistic characteristics around households, other municipalities such as brief, in Pará, with 37%, and Camaragibe, in Pernambuco, with 48.2%, are the cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants with the smallest percentages in this regard.
“It is noteworthy that, for the 2022 census, the existence of sidewalk was verified whether or not there was paving, while in 2010, the accounting occurred if there were footwear or paved path,” explains Jaison Cervi, research manager and territorial classifications.
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Source: CNN Brasil

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