EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Chapadinha

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
330 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
5 days
from Jul 24, 2026
Wildfire near Chapadinha — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Chapadinha — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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The story so far

About 30 km south of Chapadinha.

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

Burning near Chapadinha, Brazil, an active wildfire spanning 330 hectares, or 815 acres, has been tracked by satellites registering a low heat intensity since it started on July 24, 2026.

Monitoring systems have recorded 17 heat detections over the past 48 hours in the surrounding area, mapping the ongoing progression of the fire.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 4 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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.

The bigger picture in Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 10,792,410 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 65% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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