Wildfire near Alto Boa Vista (Sep 25), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Alto Boa Vista (Sep 25) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Alto Boa Vista (Sep 25) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 45 km north of Alto Boa Vista.

Summary written on Sep 26, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Alto Boa Vista, Brazil, an active 300-hectare (741-acre) wildfire that started on September 25, 2026, is currently generating an intense heat signature according to satellite observations. With 16 heat detections picked up by satellites over the last 48 hours, the active front continues to spread within the region, which experiences its typical fire season from August to October.

This incident unfolds during a broader fire year where 7,366,033 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 76% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.