Wildfire near São Félix do Araguaia (Sep 29), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near São Félix do Araguaia (Sep 29) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near São Félix do Araguaia (Sep 29) — 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 São Félix do Araguaia.

Summary written on Oct 1, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire is burning near São Félix do Araguaia, Brazil, advancing at an average rate of 1,050 hectares per day over its two days of activity. The incident has consumed 2,100 hectares, or approximately 5,189 acres, since it started on September 29, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the front, accompanied by 101 heat detections clustering nearby over a 48-hour window, illustrating the spread of the fire across the landscape during the typical regional fire season that spans from August to October.

This event unfolds within a broader national context where 7,845,359 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 75% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 2,100 ha (5,189 acres) — around 21 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.