EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Novo Jardim (Sep 13)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
350 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Sep 13, 2026
Wildfire near Novo Jardim (Sep 13) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

The story so far

About 25 km east of Novo Jardim.

Summary written on Sep 14, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Novo Jardim, Brazil, where 14 separate thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the active front across the landscape. The blaze has consumed 350 hectares (865 acres) since it began on September 13, 2026, progressing within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.

This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape in Brazil, which has seen 5,517,902 hectares burned so far in 2026, tracking 82% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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.

The bigger picture in Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 11,111,383 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 64% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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