Wildfire near Governador Nunes Freire, Brazil (2026)

This fire in numbersDay 2

550Hectares · estimated1,359Acres · estimated2Days burning

Started on Oct 20, 2026.

Brazil todayLive

11Active6,113Hotspots 48h4,950Hectares

Last 7 days · falling

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Wildfire near Governador Nunes Freire — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Governador Nunes Freire — 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

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

About 35 km northeast of Governador Nunes Freire.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Governador Nunes Freire, Brazil, where 22 heat detections over the last 48 hours point to ongoing local spread. Having started on October 20, 2026, the fire has reached an estimated size of 550 hectares, roughly 1,359 acres, based on satellite hotspot analysis. The blaze is active during a regional fire season that typically runs from August to October.

Across the country, a broader perspective reveals that 10,526,076 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total that remains 66% below the two-decade average for Brazil.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 550 ha (1,359 acres) — about 5.5 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.