Wildfire near Centenário (Sep 24), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Centenário (Sep 24) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Centenário (Sep 24) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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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 30 km south of Centenário.

Summary written on Sep 25, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Centenário, Brazil, where 17 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the front. Having started on September 24, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 430 hectares, which equals 1,063 acres.

This incident occurs within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The broader national picture shows that 7,268,164 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 76% below 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. 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.