Started on Aug 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 the active wildfire burning near Demarcação, Brazil, where 26 thermal detections have clustered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 650 hectares or 1,606 acres, started on August 21, 2026, and is advancing through a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident occurs during a broader national fire year that stands well below historical norms. Across the country, 3,342,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an 89% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 680 ha (1,680 acres) — around 6.8 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 5,624,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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