Wildfire near Paranatinga (Jul 29), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Paranatinga (Jul 29) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Paranatinga (Jul 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 45 km north of Paranatinga.

Summary written on Jul 30, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Paranatinga, Brazil, an active 550-hectare (1,359-acre) wildfire that started on July 29, 2026, continues to maintain a moderate heat intensity as detected by satellites.

The fire's active footprint is marked by 23 heat detections recorded over a recent 48-hour period, illustrating the extent of the cluster in the area.

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.