Wildfire near Buritizinho, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Buritizinho — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Buritizinho — 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 10 km southeast of Buritizinho.

Summary written on Sep 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Buritizinho, Brazil, where 16 thermal detections have been recorded over a recent 48-hour period. Having started on September 28, 2026, the blaze has consumed 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, during the region's typical fire season which spans from August to October.

This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 7,720,990 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 75 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 1 day. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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.