Wildfire near Boa Vista (Nov 7), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Boa Vista (Nov 7) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Boa Vista (Nov 7) — 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

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

The story so far

About 50 km northeast of Boa Vista.

An active wildfire burning near Boa Vista, Brazil, has generated an intense heat signature detectable by satellites since it began on November 7, 2026. Orbiting instruments have registered 13 heat detections in the past 48 hours alone, indicating a cluster of thermal activity that points to a rough satellite estimate of 330 hectares, or 815 acres, affected by the flames. Because the region's typical fire season spans from August to October, this November blaze persists outside the traditional peak window.

Nationwide, the broader wildfire landscape reveals that 11,969,935 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 61% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 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.