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Wildfire near Fazenda Tamakavy

Ended · 350 hectares (865 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
350Hectares865Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 23, 2026.

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Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

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Burning near Fazenda Tamakavy in Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 300 hectares (741 acres) since it started on August 23, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the front, alongside 12 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the active spread of the blaze in the region.

This incident occurs during the area's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this local seasonal activity, the broader national picture shows a significant downturn in fire impacts, with 3,588,906 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026—a figure that remains 88% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 7,422,439 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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