EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Central (Oct 16 · N)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
380 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Oct 16, 2026
Wildfire near Central (Oct 16 · N) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Central (Oct 16 · N) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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The story so far

About 40 km northeast of Central.

Following a protracted two-week run that defined the tail end of the region's typical fire season, the wildfire near Central, Brazil, has officially ended. Burning for 14 days after starting on October 16, 2026, the blaze left behind an estimated 380 hectares, or roughly 939 acres, according to satellite estimates based on thermal hotspots.

During its campaign, the fire front generated an intense heat signature detected by satellites. The incident unfolded within a broader national landscape that has seen 11,329,346 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure tracking 63% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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 12,466,195 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 60% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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