Wildfire near Nova Roma, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Nova Roma — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Nova Roma — 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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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 15 km northwest of Nova Roma.

Summary written on Sep 19, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 550 hectares (1,359 acres) continues to burn near Nova Roma, Brazil, following its ignition on September 18, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently detecting a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 22 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours that trace the fire's recent spread across the landscape.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite active blazes in local areas, the broader national picture reveals a notably suppressed year for fire activity. Across the country, 6,038,934 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an overall total that sits 80% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 550 ha (1,359 acres) — around 5.5 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.