Started on Sep 19, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near Estreito, Brazil, a 580-hectare (1,433-acre) wildfire recently concluded a seven-day run that saw the blaze expand at an average daily growth of approximately 83 hectares per day. During its active phase, satellites recorded a moderate heat signature from the burning front. The incident unfolded squarely within the region's typical fire season, which traditionally runs from August to October.
This fire forms part of a broader national landscape that has seen 7,366,033 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 76 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 580 ha (1,433 acres) — around 5.8 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 9,451,103 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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