Wildfire near Ipixuna do Pará, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Ipixuna do Pará — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Ipixuna do Pará — 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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The story so far

About 5 km northeast of Ipixuna do Pará.

An active wildfire continues to burn near Ipixuna do Pará, Brazil, having started on November 7, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, while 18 separate heat detections over the past 48 hours cluster nearby to indicate how far the fire has spread. Based on the number of satellite hotspots, the size of the fire is roughly estimated at 350 hectares, or 865 acres.

This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from August to October. The broader fire activity occurs within the context of Brazil's wider landscape, where 11,969,935 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 61% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 3.5 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.