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Wildfires near Cabo de Santo Agostinho

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12 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 19 km SSW, 1 detection in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:01 pm local (2026-10-25 16:01 UTC).

Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Recife).

Fire clusters within 80 km
12 last 48 h
Nearest fire
19 km SSW 7 km S of Ipojuca
Hotspot detections nearby
20 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
Strongest fire radiative power
9 MW low-intensity

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Fires near Cabo de Santo Agostinho right now

NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 20 thermal hotspots in 12 separate clusters within 80 km of Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco, Brazil in the last 48 h. The closest is 19 km SSW of the city centre (7 km S of Ipojuca), with 1 detection and a peak fire radiative power of 9 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.

1 cluster is within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.

Every nearby cluster is low intensity (peak under 10 MW), which is typical of agricultural or garden burning, industrial heat sources such as steel works or flares, or small fires rather than a spreading wildfire.

The largest nearby cluster by detections is 58 km NNW (36 km N of Vitória de Santo Antão) with 5 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.

Across Brazil there are 2,416 fire clusters in the same window, 39 of them in Pernambuco.

Fire clusterFrom cityDetectionsPeak FRPFirst seenLast seen
7 km S of Ipojuca19 km SSW19 MWSat 1:18 pmSat 1:18 pm
12 km SSE of Vitória de Santo Antão26 km WNW33 MWSun 1:01 pmSun 1:01 pm
14 km SSE of Ipojuca26 km S13 MWSat 12:42 amSat 12:42 am
4 km NW of São Lourenço da Mata34 km N25 MWSat 1:18 pmSat 1:18 pm
18 km N of Vitória de Santo Antão46 km NW26 MWSun 1:01 pmSun 1:01 pm
23 km WNW of São Lourenço da Mata47 km NNW15 MWSat 1:18 pmSat 1:18 pm
36 km N of Vitória de Santo Antão58 km NNW56 MWSat 1:18 pmSun 1:01 pm
46 km SSW of Ipojuca59 km SSW14 MWSat 1:18 pmSat 1:18 pm
50 km SW of Ipojuca63 km SSW14 MWSun 1:01 pmSun 1:01 pm
38 km WNW of Igarassu68 km NNW13 MWSun 1:01 pmSun 1:01 pm
62 km SSW of Ipojuca75 km SSW14 MWSun 1:01 pmSun 1:01 pm
42 km WNW of Vitória de Santo Antão77 km WNW13 MWSat 1:18 pmSat 1:18 pm

Smoke and wind

Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.

Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Cabo de Santo Agostinho air quality page has the live reading.

Evacuations and official information

GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.

The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.

About satellite fire detections

Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.

Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.

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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.