Ferrari, GersonOliveira Werneck, AndréRodrigues da Silva, DaniloKovalskys, IrinaGómez, GeorginaRigotti, AttilioYadira Cortés Sanabria, LiliaGarcía, MarthaPareja, RossinaHerrera-Cuenca, MarianellaZimberg, IonáGuajardo, VivianaPratt, MichaelCofre Bolados, CristianSaldía, EmilioPires, CarlosMarques, AdilsonPeralta, MiguelRossato de Victo, EduardoFisberg, Mauro2020-09-252020-09-252020Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(18), 68581661-7827http://hdl.handle.net/10451/44428© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Purpose: This study aimed to examine the associations of the perceived neighborhood built environment with walking and cycling for transport in inhabitants from Latin American countries. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 9218 participants (15–65 years) from the Latin American Study of Nutrition and Health, which included a nationally representative sample of eight countries. All participants completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Long Form for measure walking and cycling for transport and the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale-Abbreviated. Furthermore, perceived proximity from home to public open spaces and shopping centers was assessed. Results: Perceived land use mix-access (OR: 1.32; 95%CI: 1.16,1.50) and the existence of many alternative routes in the neighbourhood (1.09 1.01,1.17) were associated with higher odds of reporting any walking for transport (≥10 min/week). Perceived slow speed of traffic (1.88 1.82,1.93) and few drivers exceeding the speed limits (1.92; 1.86,1.98) were also related to higher odds of reporting any walking for transport. The odds of reporting any cycling for transport (≥10 min/week) were higher in participants perceiving more walking/cycling facilities (1.87 1.76,1.99), and better aesthetics (1.22 1.09,1.38). Conclusions: Dissimilar perceived neighborhood built environment characteristics were associated with walking and cycling for transport among inhabitants from Latin America.engTransport physical activityWalkingCyclingNeighborhood built environmentLatin Americajournal article10.3390/ijerph171868581660-4601