Wildfire near Porto Murtinho
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire near Porto Murtinho, Brazil, which has grown to 580 hectares (1,433 acres) since it started on July 28, 2026.
With 38 heat detections recorded in the last 48 hours, the cluster of thermal signatures indicates the ongoing spread of the fire in the area.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 580 ha (1,433 acres) — about 5.8 km².
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 1,968,464 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 94% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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