Started on Aug 22, 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 300 hectares (741 acres) continues to burn near Santa Maria, Brazil, following its start on August 22, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the blaze, accompanied by 14 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, indicating the extent of the spread.
This fire arrives during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this ongoing activity, the broader national picture remains well below historical norms, with 3,464,550 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking an 89% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
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 7,956,803 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 74% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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