Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 40 km west of Prainha.
Intense satellite heat signatures are currently being tracked at an active wildfire burning near Prainha, Brazil, which started on October 25, 2026. Satellites have registered 19 heat detections in the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front across the area. Based on the number of satellite hotspots, the fire is roughly estimated to have reached 300 hectares, or 741 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, the wider wildfire situation shows that 10,933,409 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 65 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
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 11,054,033 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 64% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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