Started on Sep 20, 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
A moderate heat signature is being picked up by satellites as a 300-hectare (741-acre) active wildfire continues to burn near Campestre do Maranhão, Brazil. Burning for two days since its start on September 20, the blaze has maintained an approximate average daily growth of 150 hectares per day. In addition, 39 thermal detections have been recorded by NASA FIRMS over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front in the area.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. At the national level, the broader context shows that 6,645,404 hectares have burned across Brazil so far in 2026, a figure that remains 79 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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