Wildfire near Vitória do Jari (Oct 29), Brazil (2026)

Wildfire near Vitória do Jari (Oct 29) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Vitória do Jari (Oct 29) — 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 40 km southeast of Vitória do Jari.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Vitória do Jari, Brazil, which was first detected on October 29, 2026. The fire is roughly 400 hectares, or 988 acres, by satellite estimate, with 29 heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours to indicate how far the fire has spread.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Broader figures show that 11,329,346 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 63% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 4.0 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.