Wildfire near Pacajá (Oct 29), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Pacajá (Oct 29) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Pacajá (Oct 29) — 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 south of Pacajá.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Pacajá, Brazil, where twenty-three heat detections have been recorded over the last forty-eight hours, indicating how far the fire has spread across the area. First started on October 29, 2026, the ongoing blaze has reached an estimated size of roughly 300 hectares, or 741 acres, by satellite estimate.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, a wider context shows that 11,329,346 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 63% below the two-decade average.

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. 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.