Started on Sep 21, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Comunidade Vila Maravilha, Brazil, with 21 separate heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the front. Having started on September 21, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 380 hectares, which equals 939 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. On a national level, 6,875,658 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that sits 78 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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 6,875,658 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 78% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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