Started on Aug 31, 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
Burning near Perolândia, Brazil, an active wildfire has scorched 830 hectares (2,051 acres) since it started on August 31, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 37 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this local activity, the broader national picture remains subdued, with 4,567,827 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 85% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 830 ha (2,051 acres) — around 8.3 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 5,517,902 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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