Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 90 km southwest of Lagoa da Confusão.
Summary written on Jul 31, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.
Burning near Lagoa da Confusão, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 480 ha (1,186 acres) since starting on July 30, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 38 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire in the area.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 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.
The bigger picture in Brazil
Across Brazil, roughly 11,111,383 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 64% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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