Started on Aug 25, 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 an active wildfire near Ibotirama, Brazil, which has spread across 1,100 hectares (2,718 acres) since it started on August 23, 2026. Monitoring systems have detected 44 heat signatures in the area over the past 48 hours, highlighting the extent of the spread.
This fire occurs within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active incidents like this one, the broader national picture remains subdued, with 3,683,458 hectares burned so far in 2026—marking an 88% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 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 8,231,821 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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