Wildfire near Novo Aripuanã
Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature alongside 33 heat detections over the past 48 hours near Novo Aripuanã, Brazil, as an active wildfire continues to burn. Spanning 530 hectares, or 1,310 acres, the fire started on September 5, 2026, within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident occurs during a broader national context where 4,983,632 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 84% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 530 ha (1,310 acres) — about 5.3 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 4,983,632 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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