Wildfire near Primavera do Leste
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire near Primavera do Leste, Brazil, where 17 heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. The fire has consumed 380 hectares, or 939 acres, since it started on August 23, 2026, within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a much broader national backdrop for Brazil, where 3,588,906 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an 88% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 380 ha (939 acres) — about 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 3,683,458 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 88% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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