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 10 km northwest of Santa Luzia do Paruá.
An active wildfire burning near Santa Luzia do Paruá, Brazil, is producing an intense heat signature as satellites pick up 26 heat detections nearby over the last 48 hours. The fire, which started on November 1, 2026, has reached a rough estimate of 430 hectares, or 1,063 acres, based on satellite hotspots.
This incident unfolds during a regional fire season that typically runs from August to October. Across the country, 11,508,732 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 63% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 430 ha (1,063 acres) — about 4.3 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 11,573,101 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 63% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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