Started on Sep 4, 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
An active wildfire burning near Caripé, Brazil, has consumed 430 hectares (1,063 acres) since it began on September 4, 2026. Operating during the region's typical fire season which spans from August to October, satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the peak fire radiative power, alongside 25 heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours to indicate how far the fire has spread.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 4,879,616 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 84 percent below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 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 7,845,359 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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