Started on Oct 15, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active wildfire spanning 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, is currently burning near the city of Itaubal in Brazil. Having started on October 15, 2026, the fire is generating an intense heat signature according to satellite observations, with 12 separate heat detections recorded in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The broader fire activity unfolds within a national context where 9,977,766 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 68 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.
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 10,112,466 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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