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Wildfire near Pavussu

Active · 300 hectares (741 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 2
300Hectares741Acres2Days burning

Started on Oct 13, 2026.

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire near Pavussu, Brazil, where 12 separate heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which covers an area of 300 hectares, or 741 acres, began on October 13, 2026, and is actively burning within the region's typical fire season that runs from August to October.

This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in which 9,797,654 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 68% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 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 9,797,654 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 68% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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