Started on Aug 20, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveYesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
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 Paraíso, Brazil, where fourteen heat detections have been registered in the past 48 hours. The blaze has currently consumed 350 hectares, which equals 865 acres, since it started on August 20, 2026.
This fire is unfolding within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Meanwhile, a broader look at the country shows that 3,342,141 hectares have burned so far in 2026, placing the national total 89% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 5,517,902 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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