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
Burning near Campinápolis, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 1,150 hectares, or 2,842 acres, since it started on September 1, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 46 heat detections over the past 48 hours show how far the fire has spread in the area.
This incident occurs within Brazil's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like this one, the broader national picture shows that 4,711,577 hectares have 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 1,150 ha (2,842 acres) — around 12 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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