Wildfire near Vila Propício (Aug 11), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Vila Propício (Aug 11) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Vila Propício (Aug 11) — 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 north of Vila Propício.

Summary written on Aug 12, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Vila Propício, Brazil, where the front has expanded across 550 hectares (1,359 acres) since it started on August 11, 2026. Across the immediate area, 22 thermal detections were registered over a recent 48-hour period, marking the extent of the spread in this region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.

This incident unfolds within a broader national landscape where 2,512,384 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 92% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 550 ha (1,359 acres) — around 5.5 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.