Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 40 km east of Nova Brasilândia.
Burning across a span of forty-eight days near Nova Brasilândia, Brazil, a wildfire that started on September 28, 2026, has now ended. Satellites tracked an intense heat signature during the course of the fire, which ultimately reached an estimated size of 300 hectares, or 741 acres, calculated through satellite hotspots.
This incident occurred within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, 12,544,828 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 59 percent 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. That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
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 12,544,828 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 59% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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