EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Passagem Franca

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
100 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 22, 2026
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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The story so far

About 20 km northwest of Passagem Franca.

Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 100 hectares (247 acres) has been burning near Passagem Franca, Brazil, since its start on July 22, 2026.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the blaze, with four thermal detections recorded in the area over the past 48 hours.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.

The bigger picture in Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 10,592,460 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 66% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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