Wildfire near Baixa Grande do Ribeiro (Aug 1)
Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Baixa Grande do Ribeiro, Brazil, where 24 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 500 hectares (1,236 acres), started on August 1, 2026, advancing within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire year that remains significantly below historical norms. Across the country, 2,104,476 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a 93% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 500 ha (1,236 acres) — around 5.0 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 5,066,892 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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