Started on Aug 5, 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
An active wildfire burning near Oeiras, Brazil, has consumed 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since it started on August 5, 2026. Satellites monitoring the incident are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, accompanied by 13 thermal detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the fire.
This blaze unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite active fires in the area, the broader national picture remains subdued, with 2,223,455 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 93% 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 6,422,311 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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