Started on Sep 18, 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 spanning 550 hectares (1,359 acres) continues to burn near Nova Roma, Brazil, following its ignition on September 18, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently detecting a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 22 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours that trace the fire's recent spread across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite active blazes in local areas, the broader national picture reveals a notably suppressed year for fire activity. Across the country, 6,038,934 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an overall total that sits 80% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 550 ha (1,359 acres) — around 5.5 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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