Wildfire near Retiro da Companhia Vale do Rio Cristalino
Started on Aug 29, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a wildfire burning near Retiro da Companhia Vale do Rio Cristalino, Brazil, where the active blaze has scorched 550 hectares (1,359 acres) since it began on August 25, 2026. Monitoring systems have registered 31 heat detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating how far the fire has spread across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this local activity, the broader national picture remains notably muted, with 3,900,471 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 87% decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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