Wildfire near Mansidão (Sep 28), Brazil (2026)

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Mansidão (Oct 14)

Wildfire near Mansidão (Sep 28) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Mansidão (Sep 28) — 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

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The story so far

About 30 km southeast of Mansidão.

Burning across forty-eight days near Mansidão, Brazil, a wildfire that began on September 28, 2026, has now ended. Satellites previously detected an intense heat signature from the fire front, which reached an estimated size of 500 hectares, or 1,236 acres.

This incident unfolded during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, 12,544,828 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 59 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 500 ha (1,236 acres) — around 5.0 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.