This master s research aims to investigate the sound pressure levels resulting from the operation of power substations, installed in areas of considerable urban density. The methodology for developing the work is based on two precepts: (i) a structured program of sound pressure measurements and (ii) the compliance of the measured values with the limits imposed by the strict applicable environmental legislation. The motivation for the research theme resulted from a demand from an electricity utility in the city of Rio de Janeiro that, to defend itself from a public civil action filed by residents of a nearby substation, hired PósMQI to develop a capable R&D project to evaluate alternatives for mitigating acoustic noise in the vicinity of power substations operating in urban areas with high population density. Regarding the research results, the dissertation describes and analyzes the outcomes of a structured program of sound pressure measurements in the vicinity of ten substations located in urban areas. In conclusion, it was possible to show that, in general, all studied substations generate a noise level very close to the maximum limits imposed by the applicable environmental legislation. Developed in line with an R&D project (Light/Aneel Ref. 0128/2019), which proposes technological alternatives to mitigate the level of sound pressure in power substations, the master s research developed an extensive review of the specialized literature on the subject and a critical analysis of the normative asset of, directives and laws applicable to the control of acoustic noise in urban areas.