Wildfire near Ceará
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire covering 380 hectares (939 acres) is burning near Ceará, Brazil, having started on September 2, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the blaze, with NASA FIRMS detecting 17 heat signatures over the past 48 hours that indicate how far the fire has spread across the area.
This incident occurs within a broader national landscape where 4,808,050 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 84% below the two-decade average. The blaze is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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 4,808,050 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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