Started on Aug 27, 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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Jerumenha, Brazil, where 18 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the fire front. The blaze, which started on August 27, 2026, has consumed 450 hectares, equivalent to 1,112 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this active seasonal period, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 4,142,455 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 87 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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 9,451,103 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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