EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Porto Murtinho (Jul 28)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
830 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 28, 2026
Wildfire near Porto Murtinho (Jul 28) — Sentinel-2 SWIR

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The story so far

Summary written on Jul 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Porto Murtinho in Brazil, the active wildfire has scorched 830 ha (2,051 acres) since it started on July 28, 2026.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 40 heat detections over the past 48 hours.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 830 ha (2,051 acres) — around 8.3 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.

The bigger picture in Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 11,111,383 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 64% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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