Started on Sep 12, 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
An intense heat signature detected by satellites marks the active front of a wildfire near Cutias, Brazil, which has grown to consume 380 hectares, or 939 acres, since it started on September 12, 2026. Aerial monitoring over the past 48 hours has picked up 17 distinct heat detections clustering around the area, illustrating the ongoing spread of the blaze in the region.
The current incident unfolds during the typical fire season for the area, which spans from August to October. Despite this active event, broader figures show that 5,428,854 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 82% 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 8,303,069 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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