Started on Aug 12, 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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Barra do Garças, Brazil, where 30 distinct heat detections have been recorded over the past 48 hours. The fire, which has covered 300 hectares or 741 acres since it started on August 12, 2026, is unfolding during the region's typical fire season that runs from August to October.
Despite this ongoing activity in Brazil, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 2,580,053 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 92% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 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 6,422,311 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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