Started on Sep 16, 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 an intense heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Monte Alegre do Piauí, Brazil, where 24 heat detections have clustered over the past 48 hours to trace the spread of the front. Having started on September 16, 2026, the blaze has grown to consume 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows a different trajectory, with 5,624,790 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 82 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 1 day. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 5,866,295 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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