Started on Sep 19, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Fortaleza do Tabocão, Brazil, where 25 separate heat detections in the past 48 hours trace the sprawling spread of the active front. The fire has consumed 630 hectares, or 1,557 acres, since it started on September 19, 2026.
This blaze unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active incidents like this one, national figures show that 6,422,311 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a level that is 79% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 630 ha (1,557 acres) — about 6.3 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 6,422,311 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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