Started on Oct 14, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire burning near Medicilândia, Brazil. Spanning 430 hectares, which is equivalent to 1,063 acres, the fire has triggered 17 thermal detections in the past 48 hours alone, illustrating the close proximity of active heat sources as the incident continues to progress. Having started on October 14, 2026, the blaze unfolds within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident occurs within a broader national landscape where 9,797,654 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 68% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 430 ha (1,063 acres) — about 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 9,797,654 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 68% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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