Started on Sep 22, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Pirapetinga, Brazil, where 17 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours to map the spread of the front. The fire, which started on September 22, 2026, has consumed 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. On a national scale, Brazil has recorded 7,108,839 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 77 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 1 day. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 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 10,231,674 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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