Wildfire near Altamira (Aug 3)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Altamira, Brazil. The blaze, which began on August 3, 2026, has already spread significantly across the landscape, with 26 separate heat signatures clustering nearby over the past 48 hours to mark its trajectory.
The fire currently covers 630 hectares, which translates to 1,557 acres. This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October.
The broader fire activity occurs against a wider national backdrop where 2,160,027 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 93% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 630 ha (1,557 acres) — about 6.3 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Brazil
Across Brazil, roughly 2,160,027 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 93% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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