Started on Sep 2, 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
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Luciara, Brazil. Spanning 850 hectares, or approximately 2,100 acres, the blaze has triggered 34 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating how far the fire has spread.
First breaking out on September 2, 2026, the fire is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this ongoing activity, the broader national landscape shows a different trend, with 4,808,050 hectares having burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 84 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 850 ha (2,100 acres) — around 8.5 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 9,977,766 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 68% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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