Started on Oct 13, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Nova Xavantina, Brazil, which has scorched 380 hectares, or 939 acres. Orbital instruments have detected 19 heat signatures over the past 48 hours in the surrounding area, mapping the spread of the active blaze that began on October 13, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. The local fire activity contributes to a wider national total of 9,797,654 hectares burned across Brazil so far in 2026, a figure that remains 68% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 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 9,797,654 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 68% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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