Wildfire near Ribeiro Gonçalves (Aug 5)
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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).
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 300-hectare (741-acre) wildfire actively burning near Ribeiro Gonçalves, Brazil. With 12 heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours, the active front continues to register moderate thermal activity as it moves through the area.
The fire, which began on August 5, 2026, unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,223,455 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 93% below the country's two-decade average. This activity occurs within the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 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 2,223,455 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 93% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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