Wildfire near Nazaré do Piauí
Started on Aug 30, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveSatellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Nazaré do Piauí, Brazil, where 28 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours to mark how far the fire has spread.
The fire has consumed 330 hectares, which equals 815 acres, since it started on August 30, 2026, during the region's typical fire season that spans from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 4,406,757 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 86 percent below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 5,122,677 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 83% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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