Started on Aug 28, 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 an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Novo São Joaquim, Brazil, where the front is currently tracked. The active blaze has produced 49 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the extent to which the fire has spread across the area.
The ongoing incident has scorched 1,230 hectares, which equals 3,039 acres, since it started on August 28, 2026. This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October.
Contextually, the wider national picture shows that 4,142,455 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 87% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 1,230 ha (3,039 acres) — around 12 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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