Wildfire near Gêlo (Aug 23)
Started on Aug 23, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning over a twelve-day span near Gêlo, Brazil, a 350-hectare (865-acre) wildfire that started on August 23, 2026, has now ended. Throughout its trajectory, the fire advanced at an average daily growth of approximately 29 hectares per day, while satellites picked up a moderate heat signature from the burning front.
This event unfolds within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. On a national level, 4,879,616 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 84% below the country's 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.
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 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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