Wildfire near São Félix do Tocantins (Sep 10)
Started on Sep 10, 2026.
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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 Félix do Tocantins, Brazil. The incident, which began on September 10, 2026, has expanded across 330 hectares (815 acres). Orbital monitoring over the past 48 hours reveals a cluster of 21 heat detections nearby, mapping the active spread of the front through the landscape.
This blaze unfolds within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The local event occurs against a broader national backdrop in which 5,198,712 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 83% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 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 5,198,712 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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