Wildfire near Vista Alegre do Abunã (Sep 10), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Vista Alegre do Abunã (Sep 10) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Vista Alegre do Abunã (Sep 10) — 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

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 30 km northwest of Vista Alegre do Abunã.

Summary written on Sep 11, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellite sensors are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Vista Alegre do Abunã, Brazil, where 22 distinct thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. Having started on September 10, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 330 hectares, which translates to approximately 815 acres.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite local activity, the wider national picture reflects a different scale, with 5,198,712 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 83% decrease below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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.