Started on Sep 10, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An intense fire front is currently active near Abreulândia, Brazil, as satellites pick up powerful heat signatures burning across the landscape. The wildfire has consumed 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres, since it started on September 10, 2026. This burning activity is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October.
Monitoring data highlights the breadth of the current event, with 14 satellite heat detections recorded over a 48-hour period indicating how far the fire has spread in the vicinity. This local incident occurs within a broader national picture for 2026, where a total of 5,198,712 hectares have burned so far, representing an 83% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 km².
Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.
The bigger picture in Brazil
Across Brazil, roughly 9,451,103 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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