Wildfire near Taipas do Tocantins (Sep 20), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Taipas do Tocantins (Sep 20) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Taipas do Tocantins (Sep 20) — 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 5 km northwest of Taipas do Tocantins.

Summary written on Sep 21, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An intense wildfire is currently active near Taipas do Tocantins, Brazil, having started on September 20, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 49 heat detections over the past 48 hours cluster nearby to indicate how far the fire has spread. The blaze has grown to consume 930 hectares, which equals 2,298 acres.

This incident occurs within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite the ongoing activity near Taipas do Tocantins, the broader national picture shows that 6,645,404 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 79% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 930 ha (2,298 acres) — around 9.3 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.