Started on Sep 21, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near Purupuru in Brazil, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 300 hectares (741 acres) since it began on September 21, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 150 hectares per day.
Satellites monitoring the incident are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, while 14 distinct heat detections have been registered in the surrounding area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.
This event unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Nationally, the broader context shows that 7,108,839 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 77% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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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