Started on Sep 3, 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
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 350-hectare (865-acre) active wildfire burning near Aldeia Pimentel Barbosa, Brazil. The active blaze, which has generated 14 heat detections within the last 48 hours, has been burning since September 3, 2026. This incident occurs within a region where the typical fire season spans from August to October.
Nationwide, the broader context reveals that 4,879,616 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 84 percent 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 5,624,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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