Started on Sep 29, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Balsas, Brazil, with 18 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the front. Having started on September 29, 2026, the blaze has consumed 380 hectares (939 acres).
This fire unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 7,720,990 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 75% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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 7,720,990 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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