Wildfire near Castelo dos Sonhos (Aug 29)
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🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire near Castelo dos Sonhos, Brazil, which has grown to 430 hectares (1,063 acres) since it started on August 29, 2026. The widespread nature of the incident is underscored by 23 NASA FIRMS heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent to which the fire front has spread in the area.
This localized event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite this active seasonal period, the broader national picture reveals a different trend, with 4,277,538 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 86% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 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 5,066,892 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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