EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Idéia

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
380 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Sep 12, 2026
Wildfire near Idéia — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Idéia — 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.

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🟠 orange = fire right now

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The story so far

About 45 km east of Idéia.

Summary written on Sep 13, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 380 hectares (939 acres) has been burning near Idéia, Brazil, since September 12, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, while 23 heat detections in the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the fire.

The incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, 5,428,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 82% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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 11,142,031 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 64% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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