Wildfire near Marcelândia (Aug 9), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Marcelândia (Aug 9) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Marcelândia (Aug 9) — 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 50 km east of Marcelândia.

Summary written on Aug 10, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Marcelândia, Brazil, where 16 distinct thermal anomalies have been detected over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 330 hectares (815 acres), has been active since August 9, 2026, advancing within a region where the typical fire season spans from August to October.

This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 2,379,159 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 92% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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.