EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Tangará da Serra (Jul 24)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
150 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
5 days
from Jul 24, 2026

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Tangará da Serra (Jul 28)

Wildfire near Tangará da Serra (Jul 24) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Tangará da Serra (Jul 24) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Tangará da Serra in Brazil, an active wildfire spanning 150 hectares (371 acres) that started on July 24, 2026, continues to generate an intense heat signature.

Satellites have picked up six heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the fire.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 4 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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.

The bigger picture in Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 10,668,181 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 65% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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