Started on Sep 16, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
A moderate heat signature was detected by satellites over a 300-hectare (741-acre) wildfire that burned near Água Preta, Brazil, with sensors picking up 24 heat detections in the surrounding area over a 48-hour period. Active during the region's typical fire season—which spans from August to October—the incident burned over a span of two days, averaging an estimated daily growth of 150 hectares per day.
By the time the fire had ended after its September 15, 2026 start, it contributed to a wider national total of 5,866,295 hectares burned across Brazil so far in 2026. Despite this and other incidents, the country's cumulative burned area remains 81 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 550 ha (1,359 acres) — around 5.5 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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