Wildfire near Feliz Natal (Aug 13)
Started on Aug 13, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Feliz Natal, Brazil, a wildfire has concluded its 11-day trajectory after scorching a total of 350 hectares, or approximately 865 acres. Satellites tracked a moderate heat signature from the peak fire radiative power while the incident was active. The blaze maintained an average daily growth of roughly 32 hectares per day after starting on August 13, 2026.
This event occurred against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs annually from August to October. On a national scale, Brazil has recorded 3,588,906 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 88 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 km².
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 5,122,677 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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