Started on Oct 8, 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 from an active wildfire near Cachoeirinha, Brazil, which has been burning since October 7, 2026. The front has expanded to encompass 330 hectares, or 815 acres, with fourteen heat detections recorded nearby over the past 48 hours.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes such as this one, the broader national landscape shows a different picture, with 8,695,614 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a 72 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 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 8,695,614 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 72% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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