Wildfire near Rio Limpo, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Rio Limpo — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Rio Limpo — 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 30 km north of Rio Limpo.

Summary written on Aug 16, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire near Rio Limpo, Brazil, where 27 thermal anomalies have been detected over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which started on August 16, 2026, has consumed 680 hectares, or 1,680 acres, as it burns during the region's typical fire season that runs from August to October.

This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,794,609 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 91% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 680 ha (1,680 acres) — around 6.8 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.