Wildfire near Ribeirão Cascalheira
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Spreading across the landscape near Ribeirão Cascalheira, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 300 ha (741 acres) since it began on July 28, 2026.
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 12 recent heat detections in the surrounding area, signaling continued activity at the fire front.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 1 day. 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 1,968,464 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 94% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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