Wildfire near Ribeiro Gonçalves
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire burning near Ribeiro Gonçalves, Brazil, has consumed 680 hectares, or 1,680 acres, since it started on August 2, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 30 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark its recent spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The active blaze comes amid a broader national picture in which 2,104,476 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 93% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 680 ha (1,680 acres) — about 6.8 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 2,134,232 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 93% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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