Wildfire near São Desidério (Aug 11)
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near São Desidério, Brazil, where the front has produced 25 thermal detections over the past 48 hours. Having started on August 11, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 630 hectares, which translates to 1,557 acres of land.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which traditionally spans from August to October. Despite this active period, the broader national landscape tells a different story, with 2,512,384 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a significant 92 percent decrease compared to 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.
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 4,909,573 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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