Wildfire near Lagoa da Confusão (Jul 30 · W)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Lagoa da Confusão, Brazil, an active wildfire has expanded across 450 ha (1,112 acres) since it started on July 30, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front.
Reflecting the widespread reach of the ongoing incident, monitoring systems have detected 41 heat signatures clustered nearby over the past 48 hours.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 450 ha (1,112 acres) — about 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 2,038,273 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 93% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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