Wildfire near Projeto Roosevelt
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire spanning 400 hectares (988 acres) continues to burn near Projeto Roosevelt, Brazil, following its start on August 18, 2026. Operating within the region's typical fire season—which runs from August to October—satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, while 17 separate heat detections cluster nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread.
This incident unfolds during a notably subdued year for fire activity across the country. In total, 3,135,795 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 90% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 4.0 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 3,135,795 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 90% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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