Wildfire near Riachão das Neves (Aug 14)
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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 at an active wildfire burning near Riachão das Neves, Brazil, where 15 thermal detections over the past 48 hours highlight the ongoing spread of the front. Having started on August 2026-08-14, the blaze has grown to consume 380 hectares, which equals 939 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite the seasonal activity, the broader national landscape shows a starkly lower total impact, with 2,684,309 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026—marking a figure that sits 91% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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 5,066,892 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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