Started on Sep 9, 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
An active wildfire is currently burning near Portuário do Igarapé da Fortaleza, Brazil, having already consumed 400 hectares (988 acres) since it started on September 9, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front, accompanied by 17 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the fire.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite local activity, the wider national picture shows a different trend: 5,122,677 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 83% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 9,701,740 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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