Started on Sep 3, 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 over the active wildfire near Pirapetinga, Brazil, which has spread across 330 hectares, or 815 acres, since it started on September 3, 2026. The front's fierce output is underscored by 18 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing movement of the blaze in this Brazilian municipality.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite this local activity, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 4,879,616 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 84% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 10,386,481 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 66% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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