Started on Sep 13, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at an active wildfire burning near Porto Alegre do Tocantins, Brazil, where 15 heat detections over the past 48 hours indicate a spreading front. The blaze, which ignited on September 13, 2026, has consumed 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The broader national picture reveals that 5,517,902 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 82% below 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 5,517,902 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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