Started on Sep 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 a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Novo Acordo, Brazil, which has grown to 300 hectares, or 741 acres. The incident has produced 12 heat detections over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active front.
Having started on September 13, 2026, the fire burns within a region where the typical fire season spans from August to October. This event occurs amid a broader national landscape where 5,428,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an 82% decrease compared to the two-decade average for Brazil.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 9,701,740 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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