Started on Aug 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Santa Filomena, Brazil, where 27 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the sprawling spread of the active front. Having started on August 17, 2026, the fire has consumed 430 hectares, which translates to 1,063 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this active seasonal period, the broader national landscape reflects a notably subdued baseline, with 3,040,278 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026—marking a total that sits 90% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 8,086,252 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 74% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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