Started on Aug 27, 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
An active wildfire burning near Independência, Brazil, is producing an intense heat signature as detected by satellites, driven by 14 recent heat detections captured over a 48-hour period. Having started on August 27, 2026, the fire has grown to encompass 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres.
This incident occurs within the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite this active seasonal period, the broader national landscape shows a contrasting trend, with 4,142,455 hectares having burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 87% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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