Wildfire near Fortaleza dos Nogueiras (Aug 15), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Fortaleza dos Nogueiras (Aug 15) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Fortaleza dos Nogueiras (Aug 15) — 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 east of Fortaleza dos Nogueiras.

Burning near Fortaleza dos Nogueiras in Brazil, a wildfire has concluded its nine-day run after scorching 350 hectares (865 acres) since it began on August 15, 2026. The incident developed during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October, maintaining an average daily growth of approximately 39 hectares per day while it was active.

Satellites monitoring the area picked up an intense heat signature alongside a single heat detection over the final 48 hours, illustrating the lingering thermal energy as the event drew to a close.

This fire unfolded against a broader national backdrop in 2026, where a total of 3,683,458 hectares have burned across the country so far, marking an extent that is 88% 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. 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.