Started on Aug 21, 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
An active wildfire burning near Nova Nazaré, Brazil, is producing an intense heat signature as detected by satellites, reflecting the high thermal output of its advancing front. Having started on August 21, 2026, the fire has grown to encompass 650 hectares, or approximately 1,606 acres, with monitoring systems picking up 59 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the extent of the active spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite the ongoing activity in Nova Nazaré, the broader national picture reveals a significantly quieter year for fire spread, with 3,342,141 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 89 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 650 ha (1,606 acres) — around 6.5 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 5,428,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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