EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Balsas (Jul 24)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
180 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
5 days
from Jul 24, 2026
Wildfire near Balsas (Jul 24) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Balsas (Jul 24) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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

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

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near the city of Balsas in Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 180 hectares, or 445 acres, since it started on July 24, 2026.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while thermal sensors have registered seven distinct heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 4 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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.

The bigger picture in Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 10,668,181 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 65% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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