Started on Sep 29, 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 from the active wildfire burning near Guaíba, Brazil, where fifteen heat detections have clustered over the past 48 hours to mark the current spread of the front. The fire has consumed 380 hectares, or 939 acres, since it started on September 29, 2026, developing within a regional typical fire season that spans from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 7,720,990 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 75% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 3.8 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 7,720,990 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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