Started on Aug 20, 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
Burning near Fernando Falcão, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 350 hectares, or 865 acres, since it started on August 20, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature, reflecting the peak fire radiative power of the front, while 15 separate heat detections have been recorded over the last 48 hours to indicate the cluster of thermal activity nearby.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. The wider context shows that Brazil has seen 3,221,060 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 90% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 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 8,231,821 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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