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

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

Wildfire near Estreito (Sep 9) — 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 20 km northwest of Estreito.

Summary written on Sep 11, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is currently burning near Estreito, Brazil, having already consumed 380 hectares (939 acres) since it started on September 9, 2026. Demonstrating a rapid average daily growth of approximately 190 hectares per day over its two days of burning, the fire is situated within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, complemented by 22 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread.

This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 5,122,677 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 83% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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.