Wildfire near Formoso do Araguaia (Sep 6), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Formoso do Araguaia (Sep 6) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Formoso do Araguaia (Sep 6) — 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 35 km north of Formoso do Araguaia.

Summary written on Sep 7, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A wildfire burning near Formoso do Araguaia, Brazil, has consumed 350 hectares (865 acres) since it started on September 6, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, with NASA FIRMS recording 14 heat detections in the area over the past 48 hours to map the spread of the flames.

This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The broader national picture shows that 5,025,251 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 84% decrease compared to 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. 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.