Started on Sep 4, 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 Itiquira, Brazil, is producing an intense heat signature according to recent satellite readings, which have registered 12 thermal detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 300 hectares, or approximately 741 acres, began on September 4, 2026, and is currently progressing through the region.
This incident occurs during the area's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. The wider context reveals that across the country, 4,879,616 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 84% below the two-decade average for the nation.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 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 10,480,874 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 66% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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