Wildfire near Minas Novas
Satellite 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 from an active wildfire burning near Minas Novas, Brazil, with 15 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the fire's spread. The blaze, which has scorched 380 hectares, or 939 acres, started on September 1, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Nationally, the broader picture shows 4,567,827 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that sits 85% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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 5,066,892 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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