Started on Aug 8, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Satellites captured an intense heat signature as a wildfire burned near Paranatinga, Brazil, during the typical August to October fire season. The fire started on August 8, 2026, and burned for two days before ending, consuming a total of 750 hectares, or approximately 1,853 acres.
During its two-day progression, the fire maintained an average daily growth of about 375 hectares per day. In the 48 hours surrounding the event, satellite monitoring via NASA FIRMS detected 22 heat signatures clustered nearby, illustrating the spatial extent of the active front.
This regional incident occurs within the broader context of Brazil's 2026 fire season, which has seen 2,379,159 hectares burned so far this year—marking a substantial 92 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 750 ha (1,853 acres) — around 7.5 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 5,624,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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