Wildfire near Bôca do Jari, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Bôca do Jari — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Bôca do Jari — 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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The story so far

About 30 km north of Bôca do Jari.

Following a typical fire season that spans from August to October, a wildfire near Bôca do Jari, Brazil, has now ended after starting on October 31, 2026. During its activity, satellites picked up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, alongside sixteen heat detections recorded in the surrounding area over the last forty-eight hours.

By satellite estimate, the fire reached roughly 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres. This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 11,508,732 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 63% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 1 day. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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.