Wildfire near Dianópolis (Aug 22), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Dianópolis (Aug 22) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Dianópolis (Aug 22) — 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 30 km east of Dianópolis.

Summary written on Aug 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Dianópolis, Brazil, where 32 heat detections have been logged in the past 48 hours. The blaze has reached a size of 730 hectares, or 1,804 acres, since it started on August 22, 2026.

The fire is occurring within Brazil's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite active incidents like this one, the broader national picture shows that 3,588,906 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an 88 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 730 ha (1,804 acres) — around 7.3 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.