Abstract
The article examines the association between physical activity, social vulnerability level and neighborhood in São Paulo’s downtown. Physical activity levels were studied in adults living in vulnerable and non-vulnerable census tracts, and physical activity practice was related to neighborhood characteristics and to the individuals’ sociodemographic variables. The distribution of physical activity levels was different for the two groups: in the vulnerable group, active people at the workplace predominated, unrelated to neighborhood conditions. In the non-vulnerable group, physical activity is divided between leisure and work, and most are somewhat active. In this group, there is an association between physical activity and gender, not having a car and sense of security at night in one’s own neighborhood.
social vulnerability; neighborhood; physical activity; urban health