Wildfire near Santa Rita de Cássia (Sep 12)
Started on Sep 12, 2026.
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🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning actively near Santa Rita de Cássia, Brazil, a 300-hectare (741-acre) wildfire that started on September 12, 2026, is currently producing an intense heat signature as detected by satellites, with 12 heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows a different trend, with 5,428,854 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 82% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 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 5,428,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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