EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Guadalupe (Aug 14)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
430 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Aug 14, 2026
Wildfire near Guadalupe (Aug 14) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Guadalupe (Aug 14) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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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The story so far

About 15 km southwest of Guadalupe.

Summary written on Aug 15, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Guadalupe, Brazil, which has already consumed 430 hectares, or 1,063 acres. Having started on August 14, 2026, the blaze is active within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.

Surrounding the fire front, orbital sensors have registered 19 heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the local spread of the incident. Despite this localized activity, the broader national landscape remains far below historical norms, with 2,684,309 hectares burned so far in 2026—marking a total that is 91% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 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.

The bigger picture in Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 12,275,495 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 60% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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