Started on Aug 20, 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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire near Casimiro, Brazil, which has spread across 350 hectares (865 acres) since it started on August 20, 2026. Orbiting sensors have detected 49 heat signatures nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current extent of the spread in a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 3,342,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 89% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 500 ha (1,236 acres) — around 5.0 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 5,866,295 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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