Wildfire near São Francisco (Sep 14), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near São Francisco (Sep 14) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near São Francisco (Sep 14) — 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 25 km southwest of São Francisco.

Summary written on Sep 14, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A moderate heat signature detected by satellites marks the ongoing activity of an active 300-hectare (741-acre) wildfire burning near São Francisco, Brazil. The blaze began on September 13, 2026, and is situated within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.

Surrounding the fire front, 14 recent heat detections captured by NASA FIRMS over a 48-hour period illustrate the extent of the thermal activity clustered nearby. This localized event unfolds against a broader national backdrop in which 5,517,902 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 82 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 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.