EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Rio Sono (Jul 23)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
100 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 23, 2026

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Rio Sono (Jul 30)

Wildfire near Rio Sono (Jul 23) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Rio Sono (Jul 23) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 90 km east of Rio Sono.

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Rio Sono, Brazil, an active wildfire spanning 100 hectares (247 acres) has been tracked since July 23, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, reflecting the high energy being released.

Monitoring systems have registered four distinct heat detections in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active blaze.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.

The bigger picture in Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 10,933,409 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 65% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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