Wildfire near Demarcação (Sep 9), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Demarcação (Sep 9) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Demarcação (Sep 9) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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 15 km west of Demarcação.

Summary written on Sep 10, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Demarcação, Brazil, where 14 heat detections over the past 48 hours mark the extent of the spread. Having started on September 9, 2026, the fire has consumed 330 hectares, which equals 815 acres.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this active seasonal period, the broader national landscape tells a different story: 5,122,677 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 83% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 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.