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Wildfire near Maloca dos Índios (Sep 1)

Ended · 300 hectares (741 acres) · Started · Updated

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300Hectares741Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 1, 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

Burning near Maloca dos Índios in Brazil, a 300-hectare (741-acre) wildfire has officially ended after a three-day run that saw it expand at an average rate of 100 hectares per day. Satellites tracked a moderate heat signature from the blaze, registering three separate heat detections over its final 48 hours to map its extent before extinguishment.

This incident occurred during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite such seasonal activity, the broader national landscape reflects significantly reduced totals; nationwide, 4,879,616 hectares have burned 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 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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