Started on Sep 29, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire spanning 600 hectares, or 1,483 acres, near Brejolândia, Brazil, where 28 heat detections have clustered over the past 48 hours to reveal the extent of the spread. The fire front has been burning since September 29, 2026, advancing through a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 7,720,990 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, placing the cumulative total 75% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 600 ha (1,483 acres) — about 6.0 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 7,845,359 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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