EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Bragança

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
100 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 27, 2026
Wildfire near Bragança — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Bragança — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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 15 km northeast of Bragança.

Summary written on Jul 28, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Bragança, Portugal, an active wildfire spanning 130 ha (321 acres) that started on 2026-07-27 is currently generating intense heat signatures picked up by satellites, reflecting the high radiative power of the front.

Surrounding the area, orbital monitoring has detected four separate heat signatures over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing activity and spread of the blaze.

In context

This wildfire burned in Portugal for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

The bigger picture in Portugal

Across Portugal, roughly 71,525 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 32% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus EFFIS.

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