Wildfire near Campo Alegre (Aug 22)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Campo Alegre, Brazil, where 36 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 380 hectares, or 939 acres, started on August 22, 2026.
This fire is occurring within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, 3,464,550 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 89 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 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 4,879,616 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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