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Wildfire near Filho Único

Started · size estimated by satellite

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Estimated size
530 hectares
from satellite heat
Burning for
3 days
from Oct 27, 2026
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The story so far

About 35 km northwest of Filho Único.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire near Filho Único, Brazil, where 73 recent thermal detections cluster across the area. Burning in a region with a typical fire season lasting from August to October, the fire has reached an estimated size of 530 hectares, or 1,310 acres, based on satellite hotspot analysis since it started on October 27, 2026.

This incident unfolds within a broader national landscape where 11,142,031 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 64% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 530 ha (1,310 acres) — about 5.3 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 11,142,031 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 64% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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