Wildfire near Barreiras do Piauí (Aug 11), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Barreiras do Piauí (Aug 11) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Barreiras do Piauí (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 55 km southwest of Barreiras do Piauí.

Burning across a period of 71 days before finally ending, a wildfire near Barreiras do Piauí in Brazil left behind an estimated footprint of 950 hectares, or roughly 2,347 acres, following its August 11 start. Satellite data from the region captured an intense heat signature during the event, highlighting the strength of the front as it progressed through the landscape during the typical regional fire season that spans from August to October.

Nationwide, the broader context of the fire season reveals that 10,526,076 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 66 percent below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 950 ha (2,347 acres) — around 9.5 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.