Wildfire near Formoso do Araguaia (Jul 23 · S)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near the city of Formoso do Araguaia in Brazil, an active wildfire has scorched 1,630 ha (4,028 acres) since its ignition on July 23, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front, reflecting the severity of the fire.
The fire's active spread is further underscored by 141 heat detections recorded nearby over a 48-hour period, indicating significant thermal activity across the surrounding area.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 1,630 ha (4,028 acres) — around 16 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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