EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Nova Lima

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
100 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 23, 2026
Wildfire near Nova Lima — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Nova Lima — 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.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 20 km south of Nova Lima.

Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An intense heat signature is being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire in Nova Lima, Brazil, where the blaze has already consumed 100 ha (247 acres) since it started on 2026-07-23.

Regional monitoring shows that 4 heat detections have been registered by NASA FIRMS over the past 48 hours, indicating ongoing spread in the area.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.

The bigger picture in Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 10,933,409 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 65% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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