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
Spanning an active front near Casimiro, Brazil, a wildfire has consumed 400 hectares (988 acres) since it ignited on September 22, 2026. Burning through the region during the typical fire season—which runs from August to October—the fire has maintained an approximate daily expansion rate of 200 hectares per day over its two days of activity. Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the main front, alongside 20 separate heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the broader spread of the thermal anomalies.
This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 7,108,839 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 77 percent below the two-decade average for Brazil.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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