Started on Aug 31, 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 Nossa Senhora do Livramento in Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 500 hectares, equivalent to 1,236 acres, since it started on August 31, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside 29 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent to which the blaze has spread through the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this local activity, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 4,567,827 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 85% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 500 ha (1,236 acres) — around 5.0 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 9,977,766 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 68% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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