Started on Sep 23, 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 nearby1 · 100 km
Burning near Maracau in Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 300 hectares, or 741 acres, after starting on September 23, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the blaze, accompanied by 16 nearby heat detections over the past 48 hours that trace the footprint of the fire's recent spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The wider landscape reflects a quieter year overall, with 7,268,164 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 76% 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 7,366,033 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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