Started on Aug 30, 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 Nova Holanda in Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since it started on August 30, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 23 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the blaze.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this ongoing activity near Nova Holanda, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 4,277,538 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 86% decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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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