Wildfire near Portuário do Igarapé da Fortaleza (Oct 25), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Portuário do Igarapé da Fortaleza (Oct 25) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Portuário do Igarapé da Fortaleza (Oct 25) — 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.

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The story so far

About 30 km northwest of Portuário do Igarapé da Fortaleza.

An active wildfire burning near Portuário do Igarapé da Fortaleza, Brazil, is currently displaying an intense heat signature as detected by satellites. Operating within the region's typical fire season which spans from August to October, the fire has prompted thirty-four heat detections over a forty-eight-hour period, revealing how far the fire has spread across the landscape.

Satellite analysis indicates an estimated size of 600 hectares, equivalent to 1,483 acres, based on the cluster of thermal hotspots since the fire started on October 25, 2026.

This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 10,933,409 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 65% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 600 ha (1,483 acres) — about 6.0 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.