Started on Sep 13, 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
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Aldeia Indígena Nassepotiti in Brazil, where 15 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours, indicating how far the fire has spread. Having started on September 13, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 350 hectares, which equals 865 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The wider context reveals that across the country, 5,517,902 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 82% 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 9,797,654 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 68% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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