Wildfire near Cocos
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An intense heat signature detected from space is marking the front of an active wildfire near the city of Cocos, Brazil, where 12 satellite heat detections over the past 48 hours point to a spreading fire footprint. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature as the active blaze consumes vegetation across the area.
Burning in a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October, the wildfire has grown to encompass 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, since it started on August 4, 2026.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,186,579 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 93% below the country's two-decade average.
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 2,186,579 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 93% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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