Wildfire near Rio Sono (Jul 30)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Rio Sono, Brazil, an active wildfire has scorched 300 ha (741 acres) since it began on 2026-07-30. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature reflecting the high power of the active front.
In the surrounding area, monitoring systems have registered 12 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the fire.
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 2,038,273 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 93% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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