Wildfire near Pereira, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Pereira — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Pereira — 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

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 10 km east of Pereira.

An intense heat signature is currently driving an active wildfire near Pereira, Brazil, which has been burning since November 5, 2026. Satellites have picked up 17 distinct heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the active spread of the front. Based on the density of these satellite hotspots, the fire's size is roughly estimated at 400 hectares, or 988 acres.

This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape where 11,765,894 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 62% below the country's two-decade average. While the peak of the region's typical fire season spans from August to October, this active blaze near Pereira demonstrates that fire risks persist beyond those traditional months.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 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.