EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Pium (Jul 23)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
100 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 23, 2026

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Pium (Aug 4)

Wildfire near Pium (Jul 23) — Sentinel-2 SWIR

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

The story so far

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

Burning near Pium, Brazil, an active wildfire spanning 100 hectares, or 247 acres, since July 23, 2026, is currently generating significant concern as satellites pick up an intense heat signature.

With 16 separate heat detections registered in the area over the past 48 hours, monitoring systems indicate that the active blaze continues to maintain a strong presence in the region.

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 10,933,409 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 65% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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