EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Luis Eduardo Magalhães (Aug 13)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
630 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Aug 13, 2026
Wildfire near Luis Eduardo Magalhães (Aug 13) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Luis Eduardo Magalhães (Aug 13) — 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.

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The story so far

About 25 km northwest of Luis Eduardo Magalhães.

Summary written on Aug 14, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 25 nearby heat detections over the last 48 hours for an active wildfire burning near Luis Eduardo Magalhães, Brazil. Having started on August 2026-08-13, the fire has grown to encompass 630 ha (1,557 acres).

This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like this one, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 2,642,899 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 91% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 630 ha (1,557 acres) — around 6.3 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.

The bigger picture in Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 12,275,495 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 60% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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