Wildfire near Formoso do Araguaia (Jul 23 · N)
Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning across 630 hectares (1,557 acres) in Formoso do Araguaia, Brazil, an active wildfire is currently producing an intense heat signature as detected by satellites. The fire, which started on July 23, 2026, continues to be closely monitored.
Sensors from NASA FIRMS have recorded 88 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the active spread of the fire.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 630 ha (1,557 acres) — around 6.3 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 4,983,632 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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