Wildfire near São João del-Rei
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire burning near São João del-Rei, Brazil, is currently displaying an intense heat signature as detected by satellites. The blaze has scorched a total of 130 hectares (321 acres) since it first ignited on July 23, 2026.
Monitoring systems have recorded 5 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the fire front.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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 4,983,632 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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