Updated November 10, 2026. Indicative score. Weights: entertainment 11.73% (destinations and venues within 50 km); bars 3.73%; safety 15% with a penalty; water at country level; land price per m² = official source (ITBI, Terracap, registries, valuations) or listings with a caveat · coverage 100%
Vitória has an indicative score of 6.00/10 in the Brazil ranking of Onde Viver Bem, updated November 10, 2026. The strongest published variables are Airport (10.00), Beach / mountains (10.00) and Water (8.86); the weakest are Safety (3.97), Bars (4.55) and Restaurants (5.20). The scores are indicative. Cost of living and the land price per m² are not part of the score. Some figures on this page are estimates and carry the “estimated” badge.
safety: feeling of safety at national level only (Gallup); safety: robbery from an unofficial source (press or intermediary citing official figures); safety penalty: score capped at 6.0 (rate 31.0/100k; 7.08 without the penalty)
Land price per m²
R$ 2,275/m²estimatedrange R$ 1,508–R$ 3,153 · 40 listings in the calibration
unofficial ESTIMATE: City Hall assessed-value map (official) × listing÷assessed-value ratio by neighbourhood
Note: ESTIMATE (not a measurement): Vitória does not publish open ITBI data and lot listings cluster in beach neighbourhoods. m² = mean assessed land value in the City Hall's 2025 Planta Genérica de Valores, weighted by the 50,255 parcels of 80 neighbourhoods (R$ 368/m²), × median across 16 neighbourhoods of the asking-price÷assessed-value ratio in the same neighbourhood (6.18; 40 ZAP and VivaReal listings of 09/11/2026) = R$ 2,275/m² (range R$ 1,508–3,153, P25–P75 of the ratios). Cross-check: FipeZap apartment price in Vitória (R$ 15,938/m², Oct 2026) × median land÷apartment ratio of 9 Brazilian cities (0.100) = R$ 1,599/m². Previous value: R$ 4,942/m² (median of 22 ZAP listings, skewed to the beach).
PGV reference (assessed value — NOT a market price):
median across neighbourhoods R$ 286/m²
; weighted average R$ 368/m².
PGV Vitória 2025 — median of neighbourhood averages (assessed value; reference)
Score breakdown
Each criterion's score, its weight in the total and the raw figure, linked to its source.
raw: 31.03 per 100k pop. · 40% violent deaths (log 30→0, 0.5→10 per 100k) + 30% city robbery ÷ country average (log 5×→0, 0.5×→10) + 30% share who feel safe at night (lin 30%→0, 95%→10); any part without data: weights renormalized
Composite safety: violent deaths 31.0 per 100k → 0.0 (weight 40%) · robbery 0.31× the country average (municipality of Vitória, 2024) → 10.0 (weight 30%) · 51.0% feel safe walking alone at night (Brazil (national), 2024) → 3.2 (weight 30%).
raw: 5.0 km · beach: distance log 5 km→10, 150 km→0; mountains: richness of nature leisure (mean of the top 3 of 4 counts, 50 km) × access (1 up to 15 km → 0 at 150 km, log), 0 with no relief; score = min(10, max(beach, mountains) + 0.3·min)
raw: 1088.0 active businesses (CNPJ) · Average of two mapping sources, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (Overture count ÷ K, K = median Overture/OSM ratio across the 39 cities: 2.57 within 2 km, 3.41 in the municipality); each source: 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 1000→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 30→10. Brazil: 50% of that score + 50% log1p(CNPJ per 10k pop. ÷ K), 30→10
raw: 447.0 active businesses (CNPJ) · Average of two mapping sources, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (Overture count ÷ K, K = median Overture/OSM ratio across the 39 cities: 2.48 within 2 km, 3.20 in the municipality); each source: 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 500→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 10→10. Brazil: 50% of that score + 50% log1p(CNPJ per 10k pop. ÷ K), 10→10
raw: 34.0 count of OSM objects · log1p(count), 150→10
The city
Vitória is the capital of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, in the country's Southeast Region. Located at 20º19'09' south latitude and 40°20'50' west longitude, Vitória borders the municipality of Serra to the north, Vila Velha to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Cariacica to the west. It is one of Brazil's three island capitals, whose metropolitan areas fully include islands off the Brazilian Atlantic coast; most of the municipality lies on Vitória Island.
English rendering of the Portuguese Wikipedia summary linked below. Source: wikipedia_pt. Wikipedia revision 73349084 (2026-11-02T14:18:24Z).
Taxation
ITBI; no official local rate collected yet (we do not invent the figure). GAP: rate found only in secondary sources (sometimes conflicting); to be confirmed in the law or on the city's page
IPTU; no official local rate collected yet (we do not invent the figure). GAP: progressive tables by assessed value/use; to be collected from municipal law
Frequently asked questions
What is the Onde Viver Bem score for Vitória?
Vitória has an indicative score of 6.00/10 in the Brazil ranking, updated November 10, 2026. Cost of living is not part of the score.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the score for Vitória?
The strongest published variables are Airport (10.00), Beach / mountains (10.00) and Water (8.86); the weakest are Safety (3.97), Bars (4.55) and Restaurants (5.20).
Does cost of living or the land price per m² enter the score?
No. Cost of living and the land price per m² appear on the page but are not part of the score. See the methodology.
How is the score calculated?
It is an indicative 0–10 quality-of-life index, with 13 variables and published weights. Safety has a 15% weight and, when local data exist, a lethal-violence penalty may cap the total. The full method is on the methodology page.
Are any figures on this page estimates?
Yes. Some values are documented estimates, labelled with the “estimated” badge in the technical notes. The method is explained in the Estimates section.
Informational content and indicative scores. This is not advice on investing, immigration, buying property or choosing a career. Every metric cites its source; cost of living is not part of the score.
