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Wildfire near Ribeirão Cascalheira (Sep 24)

Ended · 300 hectares (741 acres) · Started · Updated

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Started on Sep 24, 2026.

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Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

Burning near Ribeirão Cascalheira, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 300 hectares (741 acres) over two days of burning. The fire is advancing at an approximate average daily growth rate of 150 hectares per day.

Satellites monitoring the incident have detected a moderate heat intensity from the front, alongside 12 heat signatures clustered nearby in the past 48 hours, indicating the extent of the spread.

This fire occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, 7,268,164 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 76% 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 9,451,103 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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