Started on Sep 20, 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
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Burning near Guadalupe, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 300 hectares, or 741 acres, since it started on September 20, 2026. Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while 14 separate heat detections over the last 48 hours trace the local extent of the fire.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. At the national level, a broader perspective emerges as 6,645,404 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, tracking 79% 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 10,112,466 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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