Wildfire near Novo Progresso (Aug 15)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near the municipality of Novo Progresso in Brazil, a 300-hectare (741-acre) wildfire that ignited on August 15, 2026, has concluded its nine-day run, expanding at an average daily rate of approximately 33 hectares per day during its active span.
Orbiting sensors detected an intense heat signature from the fire front, while NASA FIRMS recorded four distinct heat detections in the surrounding area over the final 48 hours of observation, underscoring the localized spread before the incident ended.
This event unfolds within Brazil's typical fire season, which traditionally spans from August to October, arriving amid a broader national landscape where 3,683,458 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 88% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 4,909,573 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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