EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Recursolândia (Sep 11)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
480 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Sep 11, 2026
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The story so far

About 20 km northwest of Recursolândia.

Summary written on Sep 12, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 480 hectares (1,186 acres) is currently burning near Recursolândia in Brazil. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside 22 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48h, indicating ongoing local spread during the typical fire season that runs from August to October.

This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 5,310,833 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 83% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 480 ha (1,186 acres) — around 4.8 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 10,933,409 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 65% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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