Started on Oct 1, 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
An active wildfire spanning 400 hectares, or 988 acres, is currently burning near Santa Filomena in Brazil, having started on October 1, 2026. Orbiting equipment is currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the incident, while satellite sensors have registered 17 distinct heat detections within the immediate vicinity over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.
This active incident unfolds within a regional fire season that typically spans from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national picture reveals that 7,956,803 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 74% below the two-decade average for the nation.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 8,695,614 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 72% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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