Started on Aug 31, 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
A moderate-intensity wildfire that consumed 300 hectares (741 acres) near Acorizal, Brazil, has now ended after a four-day run that averaged an expansion of approximately 75 hectares per day following its ignition on August 31, 2026.
The incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 4,879,616 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 84% below the two-decade average for a nation whose typical fire season spans from August to October.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 9,977,766 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 68% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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