Wildfire near São Félix do Coribe, Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near São Félix do Coribe — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near São Félix do Coribe — 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

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The story so far

About 35 km east of São Félix do Coribe.

Burning near São Félix do Coribe in Brazil, a wildfire has now ended after a 22-day span that began on October 11, 2026. During its course, satellites registered an intense heat signature along with three heat detections in the final 48 hours, pointing to the thermal energy released as the fire moved through a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.

By satellite estimate, the blaze reached roughly 450 hectares, or 1,112 acres. This event occurred within a broader national context where 11,508,732 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 63 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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.