Started on Aug 11, 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 burning near Baixa Grande do Ribeiro, Brazil, has consumed 350 hectares, or 865 acres, since it started on August 11, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the blaze alongside 15 heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the active spread of the fire front.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite local activity, the wider national context shows that 2,512,384 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 92% 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 7,422,439 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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