Wildfire near Lagoa da Confusão (Aug 2)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Lagoa da Confusão, Brazil. The ongoing blaze has prompted 23 thermal detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting a wide spread of heat signatures clustering near the affected area as the fire continues to progress.
The active incident has consumed 580 hectares, equivalent to 1,433 acres, since it officially started on August 1, 2026. This burning occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs annually from August to October.
Despite this local activity, the broader national landscape shows diminished fire activity. Across the country, 2,104,476 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 93% below the two-decade average for Brazil.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 km².
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 4,879,616 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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