Started on Oct 4, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby3 · 100 km
An intense heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 300-hectare (741-acre) active wildfire burning near Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes, Brazil, which started on October 4, 2026. Monitoring systems have detected 19 heat signatures over the past 48 hours, indicating the local spread of the fire front as it burns through the region during the height of the typical fire season, which runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds within the broader context of national wildfire activity in Brazil, where 8,231,821 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 73% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 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 8,231,821 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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