Wildfire near Colniza (Aug 30)
Started on Aug 30, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveSatellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Colniza, Brazil, an intense wildfire has ended after scorching 330 hectares (815 acres). Spanning five days from its start on August 30, 2026, the blaze expanded at an average daily growth of approximately 66 hectares per day. Satellites detected an intense heat signature alongside three nearby heat detections over a 48-hour window, marking the thermal footprint left by the front before the fire ceased.
This incident occurred squarely within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the wider country, the broader picture shows 4,879,616 hectares burned so far in 2026, a total tracking 84% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 5,122,677 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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