Started on Aug 6, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Almas, Brazil, where 13 recent heat detections in the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. The blaze has scorched 330 hectares, equivalent to 815 acres, since it started on August 6, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite local activity, the broader national picture remains suppressed, with 2,268,672 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure 93% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 6,875,658 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 78% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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