Started on Aug 31, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Novo São Joaquim, Brazil, where 26 thermal anomalies have been detected over the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the front. The fire, which started on August 31, 2026, has consumed 480 hectares, translating to 1,186 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The blaze adds to a broader national total of 4,567,827 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 85% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 480 ha (1,186 acres) — around 4.8 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 8,160,848 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 74% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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