Started on Aug 31, 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
An active wildfire covering 300 hectares, or 741 acres, is currently burning near Paraíso do Tocantins in Brazil. Having started on August 2026-08-30, the blaze has generated 12 satellite heat detections over the past 48 hours, indicating the extent of the heat signatures clustering nearby, while satellites simultaneously pick up a moderate heat signature from the peak fire radiative power along the active front.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The local event contributes to a broader national picture in Brazil, where 4,406,757 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 86 percent below the country's 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 5,428,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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