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
Emitting an intense heat signature detected by satellites, an active wildfire is currently burning near Lizarda, Brazil, having consumed 900 hectares or 2,224 acres since it started on August 18, 2026. Monitoring systems have recorded 47 heat signatures clustering nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire front across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite the ongoing activity near Lizarda, the broader national picture shows that 3,135,795 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 90% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 900 ha (2,224 acres) — around 9.0 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 7,956,803 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 74% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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