Wildfire near Poraquê, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Poraquê — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Poraquê — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

⟷

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 10 km northeast of Poraquê.

Summary written on Sep 8, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Poraquê, Brazil, where 15 heat detections over the last 48 hours trace the widespread clustering of thermal anomalies across the landscape. Having started on September 7, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 330 hectares, or 815 acres.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Yet, it occurs against a broader national backdrop of subdued fire activity; across the country, 5,066,892 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an 84% decrease compared to the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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.