ActiveUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Baião (Oct 25)

Started · size estimated by satellite

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Estimated size
330 hectares
from satellite heat
Burning for
2 days
from Oct 25, 2026
Wildfire near Baião (Oct 25) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

The story so far

About 40 km northwest of Baião.

An active wildfire burning near Baião, Brazil, has generated an estimated 330 hectares (815 acres) of impact since it started on October 25, 2026. Operating within a typical regional fire season that spans from August to October, the active fire front is currently producing an intense heat signature detected by satellites.

Monitoring systems over the past 48 hours have recorded eighteen NASA FIRMS heat detections clustering near the area, illustrating the ongoing spread of the incident. This event unfolds during a broader national fire year in which 11,054,033 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that remains sixty-four percent below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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 11,054,033 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 64% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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