Started on Sep 21, 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
An intense wildfire is actively burning near Pau-de-Óleo, Brazil, having already consumed 450 hectares (1,112 acres) since it started on September 21, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 225 hectares per day, driven by conditions typical of the region's active fire season which spans from August to October.
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, accompanied by 20 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the blaze.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 7,108,839 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 77% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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 10,231,674 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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