Wildfire near Jaíba
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire is currently burning near Jaíba, Brazil, having already consumed 330 hectares, or approximately 815 acres, since it started on September 2, 2026. Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front, while 13 separate thermal anomalies detected by NASA FIRMS over the past 48 hours indicate how far the fire has spread across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. On a broader scale, the current fire activity contributes to a national total of 4,808,050 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 84 percent 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 330 ha (815 acres) — about 3.3 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 4,808,050 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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