Wildfire near Campinápolis (Aug 24 · SE)
Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Campinápolis, Brazil, where 34 heat detections in the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the blaze. The active fire has scorched 480 hectares, equivalent to 1,186 acres, since it started on August 23, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite seasonal expectations, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 3,683,458 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 88% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 5,025,251 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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