Started on Aug 25, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Canamari, Brazil, where 32 heat detections in the past 48 hours trace the movement of the fire front across the landscape. First reported on August 22, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 800 hectares, which translates to 1,977 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows that 3,588,906 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 88% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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