Started on Sep 27, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
True view
Fire view
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now
Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.
Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 450-hectare (1,112-acre) active wildfire burning near Baixa Grande do Ribeiro, Brazil. Having started on September 27, 2026, the blaze has generated 21 thermal detections within the past 48 hours, illustrating the active spread of the fire front across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite local activity, the broader national landscape shows a different trend, with 7,585,662 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, placing the total burned area 75% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 450 ha (1,112 acres) — about 4.5 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 7,585,662 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
We'll email you if it grows, if it gets more contained, or if it goes out.
At most one alert every 6 hours, and only when something changes.
No account. One-click unsubscribe. · Privacy
Community reports
Reports from people near the fire · unverified
Be the first to report what is happening →
Not official emergency information. In an emergency, contact fire services/authorities.
More fires in Brazil
- Wildfire near Paind do Araguaia (Sep 27)Active
- Wildfire near Capoeira do Filipão (Sep 27)Active
- Wildfire near CacimbinhaActive
- Wildfire near Nova BrasilândiaActive
- Wildfire near BuritizinhoActive
- Wildfire near Tapaiuna (Sep 27)Active