Started on Sep 22, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning with an intense satellite-detected heat signature near the city of Ribeiro Gonçalves in Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 580 hectares, or 1,433 acres, since it started on September 20, 2026. Monitoring systems have picked up 34 thermal detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread and activity of the front within the region.
This incident occurs during the typical fire season that spans from August to October. Despite this local activity, the broader national landscape shows a different trend, with 6,645,404 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 79% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 1 day. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 10,112,466 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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