Started on Sep 28, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Lizarda, Brazil, which has scorched 330 hectares (815 acres) since it started on September 28, 2026. The widespread nature of the front is underscored by 19 NASA FIRMS heat detections clustering nearby over the past 48 hours.
This blaze unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The incident contributes to a broader national toll, with 7,720,990 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026—a figure that remains 75% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 1 day. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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