Wildfire near Baixa Grande do Ribeiro (Aug 11), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Baixa Grande do Ribeiro (Aug 11) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Baixa Grande do Ribeiro (Aug 11) — 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 10 km southeast of Baixa Grande do Ribeiro.

Summary written on Aug 12, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire burning near Baixa Grande do Ribeiro, Brazil, has consumed 350 hectares, or 865 acres, since it started on August 11, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the blaze alongside 15 heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the active spread of the fire front.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite local activity, the wider national context shows that 2,512,384 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 92% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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.