Wildfire near Porto Alegre do Tocantins (Sep 17), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Porto Alegre do Tocantins (Sep 17) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Porto Alegre do Tocantins (Sep 17) — 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 20 km east of Porto Alegre do Tocantins.

Summary written on Sep 19, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire burning near Porto Alegre do Tocantins, Brazil, has consumed 700 ha (1,730 acres) since it started on September 17, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 350 ha/day. Satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature, alongside 17 heat detections clustering nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating the extent of the spread in the area.

This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. On a broader national scale, 6,038,934 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 80% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 700 ha (1,730 acres) — around 7.0 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.