Wildfire near Ribeiro Gonçalves (Aug 30)

Burning near Ribeiro Gonçalves in Brazil, an active wildfire has expanded across 750 hectares (1,853 acres) since it began on August 30, 2026. Across its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 375 hectares per day. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, alongside 32 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the blaze during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October.

This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 4,406,757 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a total that remains 86% below the two-decade average.