Wildfire near Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus (Sep 21), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus (Sep 21) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus (Sep 21) — 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 north of Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus.

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

Burning near Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 380 hectares (939 acres) since it started on September 21, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 190 hectares per day.

Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 15 heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours to map its recent spread. This activity unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October.

Nationwide, the broader landscape reveals that 7,108,839 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 77% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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.