EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Santa Maria (Sep 23)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
350 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Sep 23, 2026
Wildfire near Santa Maria (Sep 23) — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Santa Maria (Sep 23) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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The story so far

About 15 km northeast of Santa Maria.

Summary written on Sep 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 350 hectares, or 865 acres, continues to burn near Santa Maria, Brazil, having started on September 23, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the blazing front, accompanied by twenty heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread.

This ongoing incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Across the country, the broader landscape reveals that 7,108,839 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 77% 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. 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 12,084,086 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 61% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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