Wildfire near Confresa (Aug 19)
Started on Aug 19, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveSatellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire burning near Confresa, Brazil, has consumed 380 hectares (939 acres) since it started on August 2026-08-19. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature, with 17 heat detections recorded in the past 48 hours clustering nearby to map the fire's recent spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like this one near Confresa, national data shows a broader context where 3,221,060 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 90% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 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 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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