Wildfire near Feitoria do Tiné, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Feitoria do Tiné — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Feitoria do Tiné — 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 northwest of Feitoria do Tiné.

Summary written on Aug 27, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An intense heat signature is being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Feitoria do Tiné, Brazil. Having started on August 26, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 1,350 hectares, equivalent to 3,336 acres. Monitoring systems have detected 65 heat signatures nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active front.

This incident occurs within the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite the ongoing activity near Feitoria do Tiné, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 4,028,111 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 87% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 1,350 ha (3,336 acres) — around 14 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.