Started on Sep 15, 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
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
An active wildfire spanning 380 hectares (939 acres) is currently burning near Lizarda, Brazil, with satellites picking up an intense heat signature from the front. The fire, which started on September 15, 2026, has prompted 22 heat detections over the last 48 hours, indicating the extent to which the thermal activity clusters nearby.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The broader environmental picture in Brazil shows 5,624,790 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 82 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 450 ha (1,112 acres) — about 4.5 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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