Started on Aug 18, 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 Jerumenha in Brazil, a wildfire has scorched 300 ha (741 acres) over a six-day span. Satellites have been picking up an intense heat signature while registering 3 heat detections in the past 48 hours, tracking an average daily growth of approximately 50 ha/day. The incident has now ended, having begun on 2026-08-18.
This activity occurs against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. On a national scale, 3,683,458 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 88% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 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 8,231,821 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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