Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 25 km southeast of Rodeador.
Burning over a thirty-two-day span near Rodeador, Brazil, a wildfire that started on September 24, 2026, has now ended. Satellites previously picked up an intense heat signature from the fire front, which spanned an estimated 680 hectares or 1,680 acres based on hotspot analysis.
The incident occurred during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, 10,933,409 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 65% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 680 ha (1,680 acres) — around 6.8 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
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 11,765,894 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 62% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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