Wildfire near Barão de Grajaú
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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 the active wildfire burning near Barão de Grajaú, Brazil, where 15 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front across the landscape. The blaze, which started on August 11, 2026, has grown to encompass 380 hectares, or 939 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this active seasonal window, the broader national landscape tells a different story: so far in 2026, 2,512,384 hectares have burned across the country, marking a figure that sits 92% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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 2,512,384 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 92% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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