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
A moderate heat signature is currently being detected by satellites over a 330-hectare (815-acre) active wildfire burning near Nossa Senhora do Livramento in Brazil. Having begun on September 1, 2026, the blaze has triggered 16 nearby heat detections over the past 48 hours, mapping the extent of the spread.
This fire occurs against the backdrop of Brazil's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, a total of 4,711,577 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 85% below the 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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