Wildfire near Poxoréu (Aug 31)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near the municipality of Poxoréu in Brazil, a 380-hectare (939-acre) wildfire has officially ended after a four-day run that sustained an average daily growth of approximately 95 hectares per day. Satellites monitored the incident throughout its course, picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front before the blaze was brought to a conclusion following its August 31, 2026 start.
This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. At the broader national level, the wildfire adds to a cumulative total of 4,879,616 hectares burned across Brazil so far in 2026, a figure that remains 84% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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 4,879,616 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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