Started on Aug 27, 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 nearby3 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Mateiros, Brazil, where 25 thermal detections in the past 48 hours trace the fire's recent spread across the landscape. First flaring up on August 27, 2026, the blaze has consumed 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite this active local front, the broader national landscape reflects a quieter year for blazes. Across the country, 4,142,455 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that sits 87 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 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 9,259,274 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 70% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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