Wildfire near Monte Alegre de Minas
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🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Monte Alegre de Minas, Brazil. The blaze, which ignited on September 3, 2026, has consumed 380 hectares, or 939 acres, of land. Orbital instruments have detected 15 heat signatures cluster nearby over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire front across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. While this local fire continues to burn actively, the broader national landscape reflects a different trajectory: 4,879,616 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an overall total that sits 84 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 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 4,879,616 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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