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
An active wildfire spanning 1,630 hectares (4,028 acres) is currently burning near Santa Terezinha, Brazil, having started on September 21, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 65 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like this one, the broader national landscape reflects a different trend, with 6,875,658 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 78% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 1,630 ha (4,028 acres) — around 16 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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