Started on Aug 21, 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 currently being picked up by satellites over a 650-hectare (1,606-acre) active wildfire burning near Campos de Júlio, Brazil, where 28 heat detections have been registered in the last 48 hours. The blaze, which started on August 21, 2026, unfolds during the region's typical fire season that spans from August to October.
This incident is part of a broader national picture in which 3,342,141 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 89 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 700 ha (1,730 acres) — around 7.0 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 8,303,069 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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