Started on Jul 24, 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 Lagoa da Confusão, Brazil, an active wildfire has scorched 150 ha (371 acres) since it began on July 24, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside eight thermal detections clustered nearby over the last 48 hours, indicating ongoing spread in the area.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 4 days. In total it burned about 150 ha (371 acres) — around 1.5 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 5,624,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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