How long would it take to walk every street in Rio de Janeiro?
How many streets does Rio de Janeiro have?
Rio de Janeiro has 12,119 km of walkable streets and paths, across 19,498 named streets and 165 districts. Walking 5 km a day, it would take at least 2,424 days (about 6½ years) to walk every one of them.
Covers the area inside the official Rio de Janeiro boundary on OpenStreetMap. Last updated 5 October 2026.
Every street walked once, 5 km a day. Real walks double back, so the true number is a little higher.
Rio de Janeiro is the 19th biggest of the 576 cities on Untrod by length of streets. Most of it is streets with traffic: only 12% is paths, footways and steps, against 19% in a typical city. Of its districts, Campo Grande takes longest (206 days) and Zumbi is quickest (1 day). Along the way there are 280 landmarks to collect as stamps.
Start small
The quickest parts of Rio de Janeiro to finish. Each one is a week or two of daily walks.
Your pace
The same streets at a different speed.
What’s the longest street in Rio de Janeiro?
40.0 km inside Rio de Janeiro
35.7 km, then Avenida Pastor Martin Luther King Junior at 29.6 km
There are 46 separate streets called Rua B
Landmarks to collect
280 stamps in Rio de Janeiro. Each one is added to your map when you walk past.
Put it in perspective
All districts
Rio de Janeiro’s 165 districts. Select a column to sort.
Cities like Rio de Janeiro
Nearby, and about the same size.
Questions
What counts as a street?
Every street, lane and path in OpenStreetMap that you’re allowed to walk on, named or not: residential streets, main roads, footways, park paths and steps. Motorways, private roads, driveways and car parks are left out, and so are pavements drawn as separate lines, because walking one already counts for the street beside it.
Why “at least”?
The number assumes you walk each street once, with no doubling back and no walk to get there. Real walks overlap, so it will take a little longer.
Where does the data come from?
From OpenStreetMap, a map of the world made by volunteers. Rio de Janeiro’s streets were last updated in October 2026.
What if a street is missing?
Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap. It will appear here, and on your map in Untrod, after the next update.
How does Untrod track it?
Untrod for iPhone records your location during a walk, and only then, and colours in each street you walk along. Your map is only visible to you until you choose to share it.
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