Wildfire near Porto Murtinho (Jul 28)
Started on Jul 28, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
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.
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 5,198,712 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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