Started on Sep 18, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
True view
Fire view
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now
Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.
Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Monte Alegre de Goiás, Brazil, where 18 thermal detections have been flagged in the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the front. Having started on September 17, 2026, the fire has consumed 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape reflects a different trajectory, with 6,038,934 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 80% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
We'll email you if it grows, if it gets more contained, or if it goes out.
At most one alert every 6 hours, and only when something changes.
No account. One-click unsubscribe. · Privacy
Community reports
Reports from people near the fire · unverified
Be the first to report what is happening →
Not official emergency information. In an emergency, contact fire services/authorities.
More fires in Brazil
- Wildfire near Urucurituba (Oct 6)Active
- Wildfire near Itaituba (Oct 6)Active
- Wildfire near Urucurituba (Sep 19)Ended
- Wildfire near Lábrea (Oct 6)Active
- Wildfire near Purupuru (Oct 6 · SW)Active
- Wildfire near Guajará (Oct 5)Ended