Wildfire near Agrovila do Projeto de Assentamento União do Norte
Started on Sep 12, 2026.
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🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Agrovila do Projeto de Assentamento União do Norte in Brazil, which has already consumed 350 hectares (865 acres) since it started on September 12, 2026. The fire is advancing within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October.
Monitoring systems have registered 14 heat detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating how far the fire has spread across the landscape. This incident unfolds during a broader national context where 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 83% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 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 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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