Started on Oct 1, 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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire near Monte Alegre de Goiás, Brazil, where 21 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the flames. The fire, which started on October 1, 2026, has burned 430 hectares (1,063 acres) within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 7,956,803 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 74% below the two-decade average for the country.
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 10,231,674 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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