Wildfire near Novo Aripuanã (Sep 7), Brazil (2026)

This fire in numbers3 days

550Hectares · estimated1,359Acres · estimated3Days it lasted

Started on Sep 7, 2026.

Brazil todayLive

4Active4,414Hotspots 48h1,930Hectares

Last 7 days · falling

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Wildfire near Novo Aripuanã (Sep 7) — Sentinel-2 SWIR

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

About 35 km southeast of Novo Aripuanã.

Summary written on Sep 8, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near the municipality of Novo Aripuanã in Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 550 hectares, equivalent to 1,359 acres, since it started on September 7, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, while NASA FIRMS has registered 29 heat detections in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the local spread of the incident.

The blaze occurs during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite this local activity, the broader national landscape shows a significant reduction in fire impact, with 5,066,892 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 84 percent decrease compared to 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. That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.