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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
An intense heat signature is being picked up by satellites over a 950-hectare (2,347-acre) active wildfire burning near Barreiras do Piauí, Brazil. Having started on August 11, 2026, the fire has triggered 39 NASA FIRMS heat detections over a 48-hour period, indicating significant activity in the area.
The fire occurs against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Nationally, 2,512,384 hectares have burned 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 950 ha (2,347 acres) — around 9.5 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 6,875,658 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 78% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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