Started on Aug 22, 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 in Brazil, where 18 recent heat detections in the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front. The fire, which started on August 22, 2026, has grown to span 450 hectares, equivalent to 1,112 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Nationally, the broader context shows that 3,464,550 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 89% 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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