Wildfire near São Pedro (Sep 2)
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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 a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near São Pedro, Brazil, where 21 thermal detections have been flagged in the last 48 hours. The blaze, which has scorched 350 hectares (865 acres) since it started on September 2, 2026, continues to actively threaten the area.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite the ongoing threat near São Pedro, the broader national landscape reflects a different trend, with 4,808,050 hectares burned across Brazil so far in 2026—marking an 84% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 4,879,616 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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