Wildfire near Jaborandi
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Jaborandi, Brazil, where 12 separate heat detections have been registered over a 48-hour period. The blaze has scorched 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, since it started on August 2, 2026, within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident occurs against a broader backdrop of national fire activity in 2026, during which 2,104,476 hectares have burned so far, marking a figure that is 93% below the country's 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 2,104,476 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 93% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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