Started on Sep 22, 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
An intense heat signature is driving a 300-hectare (741 acres) active wildfire near Rio da Conceição, Brazil, which has been burning for two days since starting on September 22, 2026. The fire is expanding at an average daily growth of approximately 150 hectares per day, with 18 NASA FIRMS heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours clustering nearby to map its ongoing spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes in local settings, the national context reflects a different trend: 7,108,839 hectares have burned across Brazil so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 77% 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 9,259,274 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 70% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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