Started on Aug 26, 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
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Nova Nazaré, Brazil, where 16 thermal detections have been flagged in the past 48 hours. The blaze, which started on August 23, 2026, has consumed 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres. This fire burns within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
The current incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in which 3,588,906 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an overall figure that sits 88% 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 5,428,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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