Wildfire near Santa Terezinha (Sep 28), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Santa Terezinha (Sep 28) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Santa Terezinha (Sep 28) — 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 55 km south of Santa Terezinha.

Summary written on Sep 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 350-hectare (865-acre) active wildfire burning near Santa Terezinha, Brazil, with 28 heat detections clustered nearby over the last 48 hours signaling the spread of the blaze. The fire began on September 28, 2026, adding to the local activity during the region's typical fire season which spans from August to October.

This incident unfolds within the broader national landscape where 7,720,990 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 75% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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.