Started on Sep 21, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby3 · 100 km
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 330-hectare (815-acre) active wildfire burning near Novo Progresso, Brazil. Having ignited on September 21, 2026, the fire has been burning for two days at an average daily growth rate of approximately 165 hectares per day. Additionally, 22 NASA FIRMS heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours, illustrating the clustering of heat signatures nearby.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. At the national level, a broader context surrounds the event, with 7,108,839 hectares having burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 77% below the two-decade average.
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 9,259,274 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 70% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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