Started on Sep 22, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
A moderate satellite heat intensity accompanied the final stages of a 300-hectare (741-acre) wildfire near Cantá, Brazil, which has now ended after a nine-day run that began on September 22, 2026. Over the course of its burning period, the fire expanded at an average daily growth rate of approximately 33 hectares per day, leaving behind a single recent heat detection picked up by NASA FIRMS sensors over the preceding 48 hours as the incident wound down.
This localized blaze unfolds within a broader national landscape that has seen a notably muted fire season, which typically spans from August to October. Across the country, a total of 7,845,359 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 75% below the two-decade average for the same period.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 1 day. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 9,451,103 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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