Wildfire near Lagoa da Confusão (Jul 22), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Lagoa da Confusão (Jul 22) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Lagoa da Confusão (Jul 22) — 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

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

Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 100 hectares (247 acres) has been burning near Lagoa da Confusão, Brazil, since its onset on July 22, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, indicating steady combustion.

Monitoring systems have detected 16 heat signatures over the past 48 hours in the vicinity of Lagoa da Confusão, mapping the current spread and activity of the fire.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.