Started on Sep 19, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Burning near Campos Lindos, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 630 hectares (1,557 acres) since it started on September 19, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 315 hectares per day.
Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat intensity from the front, while 33 thermal detections over the past 48 hours cluster nearby to map the spread of the blaze.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Notably, the wider context shows that 6,422,311 hectares have burned in the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 79% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 630 ha (1,557 acres) — around 6.3 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 9,451,103 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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