Wildfire near Passos
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Passos, Brazil, where 14 separate heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the spreading front across the landscape. The fire, which started on August 22, 2026, has grown to encompass 330 hectares, which is equivalent to 815 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite active blazes like the one near Passos, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 3,464,550 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 89% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 4,909,573 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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