Started on Oct 14, 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 nearby3 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Central, Brazil, which has scorched 430 hectares (1,063 acres) since it started on October 14, 2026. The fire's front is generating significant thermal energy as it burns through the region, driven by conditions typical of the local fire season that runs from August to October.
Monitoring systems have detected 31 heat signatures clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread and active trajectory of the blaze in the area.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 9,977,766 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 68% below the two-decade average for the nation.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 430 ha (1,063 acres) — about 4.3 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 9,977,766 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 68% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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