Wildfire near Manoel Emídio
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Fire (SWIR)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Manoel Emídio, Brazil, where 53 nearby heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the sprawling spread of the blaze across the landscape. The fire, which started on August 31, 2026, has consumed 1,150 hectares, equivalent to 2,842 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite the seasonal risks, the broader national landscape tells a different story of reduced activity, with 4,567,827 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026—marking an 85% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 1,150 ha (2,842 acres) — around 12 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 4,909,573 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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