Wildfire near Oriximiná (Nov 2), Brazil (2026)

Part of a series of fires in the same area. The main one: Wildfire near Oriximiná (Sep 29)

Wildfire near Oriximiná (Nov 2) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

The story so far

About 30 km north of Oriximiná.

A wildfire in Oriximiná, Brazil, burned over the course of two days following its start on November 2, 2026. Satellites captured an intense heat signature from the fire front, alongside thirteen heat detections clustered nearby over a 48-hour period, leading to a rough satellite-based size estimate of 380 hectares, or 939 acres.

The fire has since ended, concluding during a period that falls outside the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Broader figures for Brazil show that 11,648,085 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 62 percent below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.