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Wildfire near Campinápolis (Aug 19)

Ended · 300 hectares (741 acres) · Started · Updated

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300Hectares741Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 19, 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

An active wildfire is currently burning near Campinápolis, Brazil, having consumed 480 hectares, or 1,186 acres, since it started on August 19, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, accompanied by 36 heat detections clustered nearby over the last 48 hours, indicating the extent of the fire's recent activity.

This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs annually from August to October. Despite local events such as this one, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: so far in 2026, a total of 3,221,060 hectares have burned across the country, marking a notable 90% decrease compared to 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 8,086,252 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 74% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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