Started on Sep 23, 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
Burning near Itapiratins, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 530 hectares, equivalent to 1,310 acres, since it started on September 23, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, while 28 heat detections recorded over the 48 hours show how far the fire has spread in the area.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this active blaze, the wider national context reveals that 7,108,839 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 77% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 530 ha (1,310 acres) — around 5.3 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 10,231,674 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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