Started on Aug 21, 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
Intense heat signatures are currently being tracked by satellites near Apuí, Brazil, highlighting an active wildfire that has grown to encompass 550 hectares, or 1,359 acres, since it started on August 17, 2026. Across the immediate vicinity, monitoring systems have registered 24 heat detections over a 48-hour window, illustrating the ongoing spread of the front.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which traditionally runs from August to October. Despite active fires in specific localities, the broader national landscape paints a significantly different picture this year, with 2,918,264 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a 91% decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 530 ha (1,310 acres) — around 5.3 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 7,720,990 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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