Wildfire near Porto de Moz (Nov 13), Brazil (2026)

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Porto de Moz

Wildfire near Porto de Moz (Nov 13) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Porto de Moz (Nov 13) — 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 25 km southeast of Porto de Moz.

Summary written on Nov 14, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Porto de Moz, Brazil, with 16 heat detections registered over the past 48 hours marking the spread of the front. The fire, which started on November 13, 2026, has reached an estimated size of 330 hectares, or 815 acres, based on satellite hotspots.

This incident occurs outside the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, 12,466,195 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 60 percent below 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.