Started on Aug 17, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveYesterday'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 from an active wildfire burning near Antônio João, Brazil, where fourteen heat detections have been registered over the past forty-eight hours. The blaze has grown to cover 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres, since it started on August 17, 2026.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this active seasonal window, the broader national landscape shows a different trend, with 3,040,278 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 90% 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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