Started on Sep 20, 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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Carolina, Brazil, which has grown to 600 hectares, or 1,483 acres, since it started on September 20, 2026. Orbiting instruments have detected 30 heat signatures clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active front in the region.
This incident unfolds during the typical fire season for the area, which spans from August to October. Despite active blazes like this one, national figures show that 6,645,404 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 79% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 600 ha (1,483 acres) — around 6.0 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 10,231,674 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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