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Wildfire near Morro Cabeça no Tempo (Sep 12)

Ended · 300 ha (741 acres) · started 2026-09-12 · updated 2026-09-13

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300Hectares741Acres2Days it lasted

Started on Sep 12, 2026.

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Wildfire near Morro Cabeça no Tempo (Sep 12) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Morro Cabeça no Tempo (Sep 12) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True color Fire (SWIR)
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True color (left): as the eye sees it.
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire

Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.

Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).

An active wildfire spanning 300 hectares, or approximately 741 acres, is currently burning near Morro Cabeça no Tempo, Brazil. Having started on September 12, 2026, the ongoing blaze is releasing an intense heat signature from its peak fire radiative power, as detected by satellites. In addition, instruments have registered 24 heat detections over a 48-hour period in the surrounding area, highlighting the spatial spread and activity of the fire front.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite active fires such as this one, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: a total of 5,310,833 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 83% decrease compared to 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 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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