Wildfire near Posse
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Posse, Brazil, which has already grown to 880 hectares (2,175 acres) since it started on August 1, 2026. Monitoring systems have detected 32 heat signatures in the area over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like the one near Posse, the broader national picture shows a significant downturn in activity, with 2,067,735 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a 93% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 880 ha (2,175 acres) — about 8.8 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 2,067,735 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 93% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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