Started on Sep 1, 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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
An active wildfire is currently burning near Natividade, Brazil, having consumed 630 hectares (1,557 acres) since it began on August 31, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the blaze, accompanied by 33 heat detections in the past 48 hours clustered nearby to indicate the extent of the fire's spread.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The broader environmental picture in Brazil shows 4,567,827 hectares burned so far in 2026, a total that sits 85% 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 9,259,274 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 70% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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