Started on Aug 30, 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 Oeiras, Brazil, which has grown to cover 580 hectares, or 1,433 acres. Having started on August 30, 2026, the blaze is generating significant thermal activity, with 26 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the extent of its spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite local activity, the wider national picture reflects a quieter season overall, with 4,277,538 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026—marking an 86 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 580 ha (1,433 acres) — around 5.8 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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