Started on Aug 23, 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
Burning near Água Preta in Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 300 hectares (741 acres) since it started on August 23, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 14 heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours to indicate how far the blaze has spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this local activity, the broader national picture shows that 3,588,906 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 88% below 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 8,512,837 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 72% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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