Started on Sep 27, 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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Santa Rita de Cássia in Brazil. The incident has produced twelve heat detections over the past forty-eight hours, indicating how far the fire has spread across the area.
The blaze has grown to encompass 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, after starting on September 27, 2026. This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October.
Broader conditions across the country show a different trajectory, with 7,585,662 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 75 percent 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 7,585,662 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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