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Wildfire near Morros (Sep 17)

Ended · 530 hectares (1,310 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbers3 days
530Hectares1,310Acres3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 17, 2026.

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Wildfire near Morros (Sep 17) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Morros (Sep 17) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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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 an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Morros, Brazil, which has already consumed 450 hectares, or 1,112 acres. The blaze, which started on September 17, 2026, is currently generating significant thermal activity, with 21 heat detections picked up nearby over the last 48 hours to mark the spread of the fire.

This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The wider landscape reflects a broader national trend for 2026, as total burned area across the country has reached 5,866,295 hectares so far this year—a figure that sits 81% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 530 ha (1,310 acres) — around 5.3 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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