Started on Sep 30, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Central, Brazil, which has grown to cover 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since it started on September 30, 2026. Monitoring instruments have detected 21 heat signatures clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent of the spread in a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 7,845,359 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 75% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 1 day. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 7,845,359 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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