Wildfire near Boa Vista do Pacarana (Sep 7), BR (2026)

This fire in numbers3 days

350Hectares · estimated865Acres · estimated3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 7, 2026.

Brazil todayLive

4Active2,906Hotspots 48h1,710Hectares

Last 7 days · falling

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Wildfire near Boa Vista do Pacarana (Sep 7) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Boa Vista do Pacarana (Sep 7) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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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 an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Boa Vista do Pacarana, Brazil, which has already consumed 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres. Having started on September 7, 2026, the blaze is actively moving across the landscape, with monitoring systems recording 15 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours to track its modern spread.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs annually from August to October. Despite local activity, the broader national picture reflects a different trend, with 5,066,892 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 84 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.