Wildfire near Gaúcha do Norte (Aug 9), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Gaúcha do Norte (Aug 9) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Gaúcha do Norte (Aug 9) — 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 95 km north of Gaúcha do Norte.

Summary written on Aug 10, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Gaúcha do Norte, Brazil, where 15 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front across the landscape. The blaze, which started on August 9, 2026, has consumed 300 hectares (741 acres) within a region where the typical fire season spans from August to October.

This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop of 2,343,466 hectares burned across Brazil so far in 2026, a total that tracks 92% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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.