Started on Oct 7, 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
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Castelo dos Sonhos, Brazil, which has grown to encompass 300 hectares (741 acres) since it started on October 7, 2026. Monitoring shows 12 heat detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating how far the fire has spread across the region during its ongoing run within the local fire season, which typically spans from August to October.
This incident unfolds within a broader national landscape where 8,512,837 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 72% 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 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 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 8,512,837 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 72% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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