Started on Aug 5, 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 from a 600-hectare (1,483-acre) active wildfire burning near Altamira, Brazil, where 24 heat detections have been registered over the last 48 hours. The blaze began on August 5, 2026, and unfolds against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October.
Despite this active incident, the broader national landscape shows a different trend. A total of 2,223,455 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a significant 93 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 600 ha (1,483 acres) — around 6.0 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 6,038,934 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 80% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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