Wildfire near São Domingos (Aug 17), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near São Domingos (Aug 17) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near São Domingos (Aug 17) — 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 15 km southeast of São Domingos.

Summary written on Aug 18, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near São Domingos, Brazil, an active wildfire has scorched 630 hectares, or 1,557 acres, since it started on August 17, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the incident, alongside 27 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating the current spread of the active front.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The wider landscape reflects a much lower overall impact, with 3,040,278 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 90% 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. 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.