Wildfire near Campinápolis (Aug 17 · S)
Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Campinápolis, Brazil, where 51 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front across the landscape. The blaze has scorched 700 hectares (1,730 acres) since it started on August 17, 2026.
This fire unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The wider national context shows that 3,040,278 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 90% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 700 ha (1,730 acres) — about 7.0 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Brazil
Across Brazil, roughly 3,040,278 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 90% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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