Started on Sep 10, 2026.
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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 300-hectare (741-acre) active wildfire burning near Ribeiro Gonçalves, Brazil, where 17 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The blaze began on September 10, 2026.
This fire is unfolding against the backdrop of Brazil's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Notably, the broader national landscape shows a different trend, with 5,198,712 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking an 83% decrease 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 9,701,740 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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