Wildfire near Caripé
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Caripé, Brazil, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 530 hectares, or approximately 1,310 acres, since it started on August 15, 2026. The fire has maintained a rapid trajectory over its two days of burning, averaging an estimated 265 hectares per day.
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at the active front, alongside 21 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating how far the fire has spread across the landscape.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this local activity, the broader national picture shows that 2,794,609 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 91% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 480 ha (1,186 acres) — about 4.8 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 2,794,609 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 91% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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