Living in Galeão, Funchal
Galeão is an area of Funchal with about 2,148 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 19 out of 100 (poor): better than 10% of Funchal residents, ranked 46 of 52 areas.
Strengths
- Services on foot: food shop 4 min walk, pharmacy 14 min walk, doctor 8 min walk
Weaknesses
- Public green space: public green space 16 min walk, large park 37 min walk
- Public transport frequency: 18 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 12 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 51 min walk
Who Galeão suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 12 · poor | 40 of 52 |
| Family | 7 · poor | 46 of 52 |
| Over 65 | 26 · poor | 46 of 52 |
| Working from home | 12 · poor | 47 of 52 |
| Commuter | 18 · poor | 33 of 52 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 299 m | 4 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 1,143 m | 14 min walk |
| Doctor | 604 m | 8 min walk |
| Nursery school | 470 m | 6 min walk |
| Primary school | 470 m | 6 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 61 m | 1 min walk |
| Public green space | 1,280 m | 16 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 2,921 m | 37 min walk |
| Playground | 997 m | 12 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 4,112 m | 51 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 18.9% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 12.6%)
- 18 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 14)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Galeão
Azinhaga da Cova · Beco Agua Mel · Beco da Capela de Santana · Beco da Escola · Beco da Ribeira de Santana · Beco do Terraço · Beco dos Cravos · Caminho Antigo do Galeão · Caminho Azinhaga Silva · Caminho Jorge Rodrigues de Gouveia · Caminho Lombo Jamboeiro Entrada 35 · Caminho Novo Galeão- Ent 32 · Caminho Novo da Cova · Caminho Novo da Ribeira de Santana · Caminho Novo do Galeão · Caminho Novo do Galeão Entrada 32 · Caminho Ribeira de Santana-Ent 9 · Caminho da Azinhaga · Caminho da Ribeira de Santana · Caminho da Ribeira de Santana Entrada 9 · Caminho da Água de Mel · Caminho de Santana · Caminho do Galeão · Caminho do Galeão Entrada 3 · Caminho do Lombo Jamboeiro · Caminho do Terraço · Escadas Ribeira · Escadas do Galeão · Escadas do Lombo Jamboeiro · Escadinhas Galeão · Escadinhas da Ribeira · Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas Entrada 629 · Estrada Comandante Camacho de Freitas Entrada 637 · Impasse 1 da Cova · Impasse 2 do Lombo Jamboeiro · Impasse Novo do Galeão · Impasse da Azinhaga · Ladeira de Santana · Rua 1 · Rua Escola Secundaria Galeao b b · Rua Escola Secundária Do Galeão - Ent Dos Cravos 32 · Rua Escola Secundária do Galeão - Entrada dos Cravos 32 · Rua Ricardo Carvalho · Rua da Escola Secundária do Galeão · Rua da Ribeira de Santana · Travessa Caminho da Cova · Travessa Canavial · Travessa Ribeiro do Canavial · Travessa do Caminho Novo da Cova · Travessa do Galeão · Travessa do Ribeiro Canavial 206 · Travessa do Ribeiro Canavial Entrada 4 · Travessa dos Pereiras · Vereda Canavial · Vereda da Capela de Santana · Vereda do Caminho Novo do Galeão
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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources