Wildfire near Ipiranga do Piauí, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Ipiranga do Piauí — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Ipiranga do Piauí — 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 10 km southeast of Ipiranga do Piauí.

Burning across thirty-four days from its start on September 22, 2026, a wildfire near Ipiranga do Piauí, Brazil, has now ended. Satellites previously picked up an intense heat signature while the fire was active in a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October. The estimated size of the fire reached about 300 hectares, or 741 acres.

This event unfolds against a broader national backdrop in 2026. Across the country, 10,933,409 hectares have burned so far this year, a figure that remains 65% below the 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.