Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 25 km west of Laranjal do Jari.
An active wildfire is currently burning near Laranjal do Jari, Brazil, having started on November 9, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, alongside 16 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours that trace the fire's spread. Based on these satellite hotspots, the fire is roughly estimated at 350 hectares, or 865 acres.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape where 12,260,375 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 60% below the two-decade average. For this region, the typical fire season spans from August to October.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 3.5 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
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 12,260,375 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 60% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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