Started on Sep 20, 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 nearby3 · 100 km
An active wildfire spanning 480 hectares (1,186 acres) near Lizarda, Brazil, has been burning since September 20, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 27 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48个小时.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like the one near Lizarda, the broader national picture shows that 6,645,404 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a 79% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 480 ha (1,186 acres) — about 4.8 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 6,645,404 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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