Wildfire near Jacynópolis
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 at an active wildfire burning near Jacynópolis, Brazil, where 24 heat detections over the past 48 hours outline the spread of the front. The fire has consumed 480 hectares, or 1,186 acres, since it started on August 29, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like the one near Jacynópolis, national figures remain subdued; 4,277,538 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 86 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 480 ha (1,186 acres) — around 4.8 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 4,909,573 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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