Started on Sep 17, 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 nearby3 · 100 km
An active wildfire burning near Porto Alegre do Tocantins, Brazil, has consumed 700 ha (1,730 acres) since it started on September 17, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 350 ha/day. Satellites are currently picking up a low heat signature, alongside 17 heat detections clustering nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating the extent of the spread in the area.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. On a broader national scale, 6,038,934 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 80% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 700 ha (1,730 acres) — around 7.0 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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