Wildfire near João Costa
Started on Aug 24, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveSatellite 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 over an active wildfire near João Costa, Brazil, where 12 thermal anomalies have been detected in the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers 300 hectares (741 acres), began on August 24, 2026, and is burning through a region where the typical fire season spans from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 3,683,458 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total tracking 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 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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