Wildfire near Manoel Emídio (Sep 9)
Started on Sep 9, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveSatellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Manoel Emídio, Brazil, where 14 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the sprawling spread of the active front. The fire has consumed 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres, since it started on September 9, 2026, advancing through a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a wider national backdrop where 5,122,677 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total tracking 83% below the two-decade average for Brazil.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 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 5,122,677 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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