Started on Oct 16, 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 the active wildfire burning near Boa Vista, Brazil, where 13 recent heat detections in the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. The fire, which started on October 16, 2026, has consumed 330 hectares (815 acres) in a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This localized incident unfolds against a broader national picture, with 10,231,674 hectares burned across Brazil so far in 2026, marking a total that is 67% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 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 10,231,674 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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