Started on Sep 19, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
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 Dueré, Brazil, where 36 recent heat detections cluster nearby to trace the rapid spread of the blaze. Having started on September 19, 2026, the fire has already consumed 900 hectares (2,224 acres) in a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This localized disaster unfolds against a broader national backdrop in Brazil, where 6,422,311 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 79 percent below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 900 ha (2,224 acres) — around 9.0 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 6,645,404 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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