Wildfire near Barreira da Cruz (Aug 27)
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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 a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Barreira da Cruz, Brazil, where 14 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. The fire has consumed 350 hectares, or 865 acres, since it started on August 27, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. On a national level, 4,142,455 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 87% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 3.5 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 4,142,455 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 87% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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