Wildfires represent a major disturbance factor leading to environmental changes with local or regional impacts. In the Amazon, although fire is associated with several land-practices, the long dry season in some regions, especially during extreme droughts. This study aims to evaluate the relationship between fire and land use and land cover changes in the southwestern region of Pará. The images used were acquired from OLI and LISS-III sensor to map the scars of fires and the deforestation data were obtained from PRODES/INPE project. Visually it´s possible to see the similarity of the spatial configuration between the fire and deforestation. The burned area observed predominated in deforested areas prior to 2010, labeled as “old deforestation”. Land use and land cover data obtained from TerraClass was used in this analysis showing that the use of fire is often associated to secondary vegetation removal for pasture stablishment and management.