Wildfire near Novo Progresso (Sep 11), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Novo Progresso (Sep 11) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Novo Progresso (Sep 11) — 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 25 km northeast of Novo Progresso.

Summary written on Sep 12, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An intense heat signature detected by satellites marks the ongoing activity of a wildfire near Novo Progresso, Brazil. The active blaze, which ignited on September 11, 2026, has expanded across 400 hectares, or approximately 988 acres. Within the last 48 hours, monitoring systems have identified 16 distinct heat detections clustered nearby, underscoring the active spread of the front.

This incident unfolds against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. On a national scale, fire impacts in Brazil remain below historical markers. Data indicates that 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 83% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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.