Started on Sep 1, 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 an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Cabeceira Grande, Brazil, where 18 thermal detections have clustered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which ignited on September 1, 2026, has expanded to cover 430 hectares, equivalent to 1,063 acres, during its progression through the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite active blazes like the one near Cabeceira Grande, national data shows a broader context of reduced activity across the country, with 4,711,577 hectares burned so far in 2026—marking an 85% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 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 5,624,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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