Wildfire near Morros (Aug 24)
Started on Aug 24, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveSatellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire burning near Morros, Brazil, spans 680 hectares, or 1,680 acres, following its start on August 24, 2026. Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, alongside 33 distinct heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread.
The incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active fires in the area, broader national tracking reveals that 3,777,132 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 88% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 680 ha (1,680 acres) — around 6.8 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 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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