Started on Aug 18, 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
An active wildfire spanning 450 hectares, or 1,112 acres, is currently burning near Pindorama do Tocantins in Brazil, having started on August 18, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, while 17 heat detections over the past 48 hours indicate the spread of the fire across the area.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite this ongoing event, the broader national landscape shows a different trend, with 3,135,795 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 90% 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 7,720,990 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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