ActiveUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Inhuma

Started · size estimated by satellite

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Estimated size
300 hectares
from satellite heat
Burning for
2 days
from Oct 24, 2026
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The story so far

About 15 km north of Inhuma.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Inhuma, Brazil, which has prompted fifteen recent heat detections over the past forty-eight hours, signaling the ongoing spread of the front. The blaze, which started on October 24, 2026, has reached an estimated size of 300 hectares, or roughly 741 acres, derived through satellite hotspot observation.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, the broader wildfire situation shows 10,933,409 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 65 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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 10,933,409 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 65% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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