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Wildfire near Gaúcha do Norte (Aug 6)

Ended · 400 hectares (988 acres) · Started · Updated

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400Hectares988Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Aug 6, 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 a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Gaúcha do Norte, Brazil, where 16 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the front across the landscape. Having started on August 6, 2026, the blaze has consumed 400 hectares, equivalent to 988 acres.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite this active seasonal window, the broader national landscape reflects significantly reduced activity, with 2,268,672 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 93% decrease compared to the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 6,215,078 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 80% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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