Wildfire near Novo Santo Antônio (Sep 26), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Novo Santo Antônio (Sep 26) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Novo Santo Antônio (Sep 26) — 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 30 km east of Novo Santo Antônio.

Summary written on Sep 27, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A moderate-intensity wildfire currently burns across 780 hectares (1,927 acres) near Novo Santo Antônio in Brazil, having started on September 26, 2026. Satellites have registered 34 heat detections in the past 48 hours, indicating active spread across the area.

This active fire occurs within a regional fire season that typically runs from August to October. Nationally, the broader context shows that 7,479,031 hectares have burned across Brazil so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 76% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 780 ha (1,927 acres) — around 7.8 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.