Wildfire near Purupuru (Sep 23), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Purupuru (Sep 23) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Purupuru (Sep 23) — 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.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 20 km southeast of Purupuru.

Summary written on Sep 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Purupuru in Brazil, an active wildfire has expanded across 430 hectares (1,063 acres) since it started on September 23, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature, alongside 25 heat detections recorded in the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent to which the fire has spread across the area.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite this local activity, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 7,268,164 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 76% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 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.