Started on Sep 21, 2026.
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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
Burning near Morros, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 300 hectares (741 acres) since it began on September 21, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 150 hectares per day.
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, with 19 heat detections recorded in the area over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the blaze.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Nationally, the broader context shows that 7,108,839 hectares have burned across Brazil so far in 2026, a figure that remains 77% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. 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 10,112,466 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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