Started on Aug 10, 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
Active fires nearby3 · 100 km
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 300-hectare (741-acre) active wildfire burning near Conceição do Tocantins, Brazil. Having started on August 10, 2026, the blaze has generated 19 heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the clustering of heat signatures nearby as the fire spreads across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this active seasonal period, the broader national landscape reflects a different trend, with 2,435,826 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 92% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 5,428,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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