Wildfire near Paranorte, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Paranorte — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Paranorte — 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 15 km south of Paranorte.

Burning for 43 days before finally coming to an end, a wildfire near Paranorte, Brazil, played out during a regional fire season that typically spans from August to October. Satellites detected a moderate heat signature from the incident, which ultimately reached an estimated size of 400 hectares, or roughly 988 acres, based on satellite hotspots.

The broader fire season in Brazil continues to unfold against a backdrop of below-average devastation. Across the country, 12,403,501 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 60% below the two-decade average for the nation.

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.