Wildfire near Tasso Fragoso (Sep 23 · N), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Tasso Fragoso (Sep 23 · N) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Tasso Fragoso (Sep 23 · N) — 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 20 km northeast of Tasso Fragoso.

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

An active wildfire spanning 450 hectares (1,112 acres) is currently burning near Tasso Fragoso, Brazil, having started on September 23, 2026. Orbiting equipment has recorded a moderate heat signature from the active front.

Satellites have registered 18 thermal detections in the vicinity over the past 48 hours, highlighting the extent of the spread near the city.

This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Nationally, 7,108,839 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 77 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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.