Started on Aug 17, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
True view
Fire view
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now
Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.
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 Santa Helena, Brazil, where 16 thermal detections have been recorded over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which started on August 17, 2026, has grown to encompass 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres. The fire is unfolding within the region's typical fire season, which traditionally spans from August to October.
This incident occurs within a broader national context where 3,040,278 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 90 percent below the two-decade average for the same period.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 5,624,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
We'll email you if it grows, if it gets more contained, or if it goes out.
At most one alert every 6 hours, and only when something changes.
No account. One-click unsubscribe. · Privacy
Community reports
Reports from people near the fire · unverified
Be the first to report what is happening →
Not official emergency information. In an emergency, contact fire services/authorities.
More fires in Brazil
- Wildfire near NitaEnded
- Wildfire near Ponte Alta do Tocantins (Sep 14)Ended
- Wildfire near Mato VerdeActive
- Wildfire near Lizarda (Sep 15)Active
- Wildfire near Almas (Sep 15)Active
- Wildfire near Água Fria de GoiásEnded