EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Fernando Falcão (Aug 2)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
430 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Aug 2, 2026
Wildfire near Fernando Falcão (Aug 2) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

The story so far

About 25 km northwest of Fernando Falcão.

Summary written on Aug 3, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 430-hectare (1,063-acre) active wildfire burning near Fernando Falcão, Brazil, with 30 heat detections registered in the area over the past 48 hours. Having started on August 2026-08-02, the fire is developing within the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October.

This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 2,104,476 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 93% below the country's 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. That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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 11,416,579 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 63% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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