Started on Oct 3, 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
Burning near the city of Baião in Brazil, an active wildfire has scorched 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, since it started on October 3, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 12 distinct heat detections over the past 48 hours indicate where the fire has spread in the surrounding area.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like the one in Baião, national figures show that 8,231,821 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a level that is 73% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 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 8,231,821 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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