Wildfire near Marcelândia (Aug 30)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Operating under moderate satellite heat intensity, an active wildfire is currently burning near Marcelândia, Brazil, having consumed 400 hectares, or approximately 988 acres, since it started on August 30, 2026. Satellites have registered 22 heat detections over the past 48 hours in the surrounding area, signaling the ongoing spread of the blaze during a local fire season that typically spans from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 4,277,538 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 86 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 430 ha (1,063 acres) — around 4.3 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 4,909,573 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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