Started on Aug 18, 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 at the active wildfire burning near Formoso, Brazil, which has scorched 580 hectares (1,433 acres) since it started on August 18, 2026. The blaze has triggered 23 thermal detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the front across the landscape during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October.
Despite this localized activity, the broader national picture reveals a different trend. Across the country, 3,040,278 hectares have 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 580 ha (1,433 acres) — around 5.8 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 7,366,033 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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