Wildfire near Luciara (Sep 2 · N)
Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
A moderate-intensity front continues to burn near Luciara, Brazil, where satellites have picked up 16 heat signatures clustered in the area over the past 48 hours. The active wildfire, which started on September 2, 2026, has consumed 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. The broader national picture reveals that 4,808,050 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 84% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 5,025,251 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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