EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Coimbra

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
350 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Sep 11, 2026
Wildfire near Coimbra — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

The story so far

About 25 km west of Coimbra.

Burning for forty-two days through Coimbra, Brazil, a wildfire that started on September 11, 2026, has now ended. During its run, satellites picked up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, while the fire reached an estimated size of 350 hectares, or 865 acres, based on hotspot detections.

The blaze unfolded during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Its conclusion comes amid a broader national context in which 10,668,181 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 65% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 10,933,409 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 65% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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