Started on Oct 13, 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
An active wildfire spanning 480 hectares (1,186 acres) is currently burning near Bom Jardim, Brazil, having started on October 13, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the blaze, which is accompanied by 27 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48e hours, indicating how far the fire has spread across the landscape.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like the one near Bom Jardim, national figures indicate that 9,701,740 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a significant 69% decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 480 ha (1,186 acres) — about 4.8 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 9,701,740 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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