Wildfire near Santa Rita de Cássia (Aug 10), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Santa Rita de Cássia (Aug 10) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Santa Rita de Cássia (Aug 10) — 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

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 50 km southwest of Santa Rita de Cássia.

Summary written on Aug 11, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Santa Rita de Cássia, Brazil, where 25 heat detections over the past 48 hours point to widespread thermal activity across the landscape. Having started on August 2026-08-10, the blaze has already consumed 630 ha (1,557 acres) within a region where the typical fire season spans from August to October.

This incident unfolds during a broader national fire year that stands in stark contrast to historical norms. Across the country, 2,435,826 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that tracks 92% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 630 ha (1,557 acres) — around 6.3 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.