Started on Sep 21, 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
Burning near Santa Terezinha, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 480 hectares (1,186 acres) over two days of burning, maintaining an average daily growth of approximately 240 hectares per day. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, alongside 20 nearby heat detections over the past 48 hours that trace the fire's recent spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this active seasonal window, the broader national picture shows a markedly reduced footprint, with 6,875,658 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 78% decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 480 ha (1,186 acres) — around 4.8 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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