Started on Sep 18, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
An active wildfire is burning near Santa Terezinha, Brazil, having consumed 480 hectares (1,186 acres) since it started on September 18, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 240 hectares per day.
Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active fire front, accompanied by 64 heat detections clustering nearby over the last 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Nationally, the broader context shows 6,215,078 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 80% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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