Started on Aug 26, 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
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Burning near Santa Filomena, Brazil, a wildfire has officially ended after a nine-day run that consumed 300 hectares, or approximately 741 acres. Over the course of its activity, the blaze maintained an average daily growth of roughly 33 hectares per day. Satellites observed an intense heat signature emanating from the front during its progression.
The incident unfolds within a broader national landscape where 4,879,616 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an 84% decrease compared to the two-decade average. This regional fire activity occurred within the typical fire season for the area, which spans from August to October, and began on August 26, 2026.
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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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