Started on Sep 28, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire near Almas, Brazil, where 41 heat detections cluster nearby to reveal the widespread reach of the front. The blaze has scorched 800 hectares, equivalent to 1,977 acres, since it started on September 28, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active fires in the area, the broader national landscape reflects a quieter year overall, with 7,720,990 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a 75% decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 800 ha (1,977 acres) — around 8.0 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 10,112,466 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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