Wildfire near Luciara (Oct 1), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Luciara (Oct 1) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Luciara (Oct 1) — 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

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

About 40 km southwest of Luciara.

Burning across a span of 44 days before it ended, a wildfire near Luciara, Brazil, left behind an estimated footprint of 430 hectares, or about 1,063 acres, during a regional fire season that typically runs from August to October. Over the course of its activity, satellites tracked an intense heat signature from the fire front, highlighting the severe thermal energy released as the blaze progressed.

This incident unfolded within a broader national landscape where 12,403,501 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 60% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 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.