Started on Aug 21, 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 Palmeiras do Tocantins, Brazil, with 13 thermal detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours. The fire, which started on August 21, 2026, has grown to encompass 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite active blazes like this one, national figures show that 3,342,141 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 89% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 5,624,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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