Started on Aug 27, 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 active wildfire burning near Dianópolis, Brazil, has consumed 400 hectares (988 acres) after starting on August 27, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside 21 heat detections clustering nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Nationally, the broader context shows that 4,142,455 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 87 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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