Started on Aug 16, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active wildfire near Rio Limpo, Brazil, where 27 thermal anomalies have been detected over the past 48 hours. The blaze, which started on August 16, 2026, has consumed 680 hectares, or 1,680 acres, as it burns during the region's typical fire season that runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 2,794,609 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 91% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 680 ha (1,680 acres) — around 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 7,845,359 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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