Freshly burned vegetation on the banks of the Transpantaneira road, in Mato Grosso.

A plane drops water over a fire on the banks of the Transpantaneira road, in Mato Grosso.

Firefighters prepare equipment to fight a fire on a farm near the Transpantaneira road, in Mato Grosso.

Community fightfighters transport water tanks to fight a fire on a farm on the banks of the Transpantaneira road, in Mato Grosso.

Fire hits a farm on the Transpantaneira road, in Mato Grosso.

Fire hits a farm on the Transpantaneira road, in Mato Grosso.

Dry vegetation on the banks of the Transpantaneira road, in Mato Grosso.

Residents exercise on Daveron beach on the banks of the Paraguay River in Caceres. At this time of year, the Paraguay River usually has a much higher water level, covering this beach.

Vocoroca in the Cabacal River basin, one of the main formers of the Alto Paraguai Basin, a key plateau for the wetlands of the Pantanal.

Dead caiman in a dried out lake in the Serra do Amolar region. Despite fewer fires than last year, the drought in the region has only worsened.

Dead caiman in a dried out lake in the Serra do Amolar region. Despite fewer fires than last year, the drought in the region has only worsened.

Dead caiman in a dried out lake in the Serra do Amolar region. Despite fewer fires than last year, the drought in the region has only worsened.

Jaguar footprint in the bed of a dry lake on the Santa Tereza farm in the Serra do Amolar region. Without water to get around, alligators become easy prey for jaguars.

Bed of a dry lake in the Serra do Amolar region. Despite fewer fires than last year, the drought in the region has only worsened.

Dead caiman in a dried out lake in the Serra do Amolar region. Despite fewer fires than last year, the drought in the region has only worsened.