Started on Oct 7, 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 Jacu, Brazil, an active 500-hectare (1,236-acre) wildfire that started on October 7, 2026, continues to generate an intense heat signature as satellites detect 23 thermal anomalies in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows a total of 8,695,614 hectares burned so far in 2026, placing the country's cumulative burned area 72% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 580 ha (1,433 acres) — about 5.8 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 8,695,614 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 72% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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