Started on Aug 23, 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
An active wildfire covering 450 hectares (1,112 acres) is currently burning near Colniza in Brazil. Having started on August 23, 2026, the blaze is operating within the region's typical fire season, which traditionally spans from August to October.
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 28 nearby heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours that indicate the extent of the spread.
This incident occurs within a broader national context where 3,588,906 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 88% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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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