Started on Oct 4, 2026.
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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 nearby1 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire near Novo Repartimento, Brazil, where 13 heat detections have clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the front. The blaze, which started on October 4, 2026, has consumed 330 hectares, equivalent to 815 acres.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, 8,303,069 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a total that sits 73 percent 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 10,112,466 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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