Wildfire near Padre Bernardo, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Padre Bernardo — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Padre Bernardo — 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 northwest of Padre Bernardo.

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

An active wildfire burning near Padre Bernardo, Brazil, has consumed 800 hectares (1,977 acres) since it began on September 11, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front, accompanied by 32 thermal detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes in local areas, the broader national landscape shows a different trend; 5,198,712 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an 83% decrease below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 800 ha (1,977 acres) — around 8.0 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.