Started on Sep 16, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near Colheres, Brazil, a wildfire has burned 430 ha (1,063 acres) over a 10-day period starting September 16, 2026, averaging an expansion of approximately 43 ha/day before ultimately coming to an end.
Satellites monitoring the incident picked up an intense heat signature during its progression. The typical fire season in this region runs from August to October.
Nationwide, 7,366,033 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 76% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 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 8,303,069 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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