Wildfire near Campinápolis (Aug 13), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Campinápolis (Aug 13) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Campinápolis (Aug 13) — 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 20 km southwest of Campinápolis.

Summary written on Aug 14, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A fast-moving, active wildfire covering 580 hectares (1,433 acres) is currently burning near Campinápolis, Brazil, having started on August 13, 2026. Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while 23 distinct heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the sprawling spread of the fire across the landscape.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like the one near Campinápolis, the broader national picture remains subdued; so far in 2026, a total of 2,580,053 hectares have burned across the country, marking a notable 92 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 580 ha (1,433 acres) — around 5.8 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.