Started on Aug 9, 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
An active wildfire is currently burning near Apui, Brazil, covering an area of 350 hectares, which translates to 865 acres. Satellites monitoring the incident are picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, alongside twenty nearby heat detections recorded over the last forty-eight hours that indicate how far the fire has spread.
The blaze ignited on August 9, 2026, arriving amidst the region's typical fire season, which traditionally spans from August to October. Despite local activity, broader national figures reveal a significant departure from historical norms, with 2,379,159 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 92 percent 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 6,215,078 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 80% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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