Started on Sep 2, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Formosa do Rio Preto, Brazil, where 13 recent heat detections in the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front. Having started on September 2, 2026, the fire has consumed 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Nationally, the broader fire landscape shows 4,711,577 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 85% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 5,428,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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