Wildfire near Cachoeira da Serra
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire spanning 380 hectares (939 acres) is currently burning near the city of Cachoeira da Serra, Brazil, having started on August 13, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 35 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent to which the blaze has spread through the area.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this active seasonal period, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 2,642,899 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 91% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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 2,642,899 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 91% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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