Started on Sep 16, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active wildfire spanning 300 hectares, or 741 acres, continues to burn near Santa Filomena, Brazil, having started on September 16, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while 12 heat detections cluster nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread of the fire.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. At the national level, a broader context defines the current period, with 5,624,790 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking an 82% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 1 day. 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 5,866,295 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 81% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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