Started on Sep 20, 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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 350-hectare (865-acre) active wildfire burning near Ponte Alta do Bom Jesus, Brazil, where fourteen thermal anomalies have been detected over the past 48 hours to map the spread of the front. Having started on September 20, 2026, the ongoing blaze unfolds against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs annually from August to October.
Nationwide, the broader context reveals a more subdued year for fire activity across Brazil, with 6,645,404 hectares having burned so far in 2026, marking a 79% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 3.5 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 6,645,404 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 79% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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