Wildfire near Mateiros
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Mateiros, Brazil, an active 300-hectare (741-acre) wildfire that started on July 30, 2026, continues to generate an intense heat signature as detected by satellites.
With 10 heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours, the surrounding area shows significant thermal activity.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 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 2,014,655 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 93% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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