Started on Sep 23, 2026.
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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 nearby3 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Barreira da Cruz, Brazil, where 18 thermal detections over the past 48 hours illustrate how far the fire has spread across the landscape. The blaze, which started on September 23, 2026, and has been burning for multiple days, has consumed 450 hectares, equivalent to 1,112 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active fires in the area, the broader national picture shows a different trend: 7,108,839 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 77 percent 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 7,268,164 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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