EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Vila Santa Maria

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
300 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Oct 22, 2026
Wildfire near Vila Santa Maria — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Vila Santa Maria — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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🟠 orange = fire right now

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The story so far

About 5 km northwest of Vila Santa Maria.

Summary written on Oct 23, 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 Santa Maria, Brazil, where 26 heat detections over the last 48 hours point to continued fire spread since the incident started on October 22, 2026. The fire, which has reached a rough satellite estimate of 300 hectares or 741 acres, occurs against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season running from August to October.

Across the country, the broader wildfire situation shows 10,668,181 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 65% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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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