Started on Sep 23, 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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Santa Terezinha, Brazil, with 34 heat detections recorded over the last 48 hours. The blaze has scorched 750 hectares, equivalent to 1,853 acres, since it started on September 23, 2026.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active fires such as this one, national figures show that 7,108,839 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 77% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 750 ha (1,853 acres) — around 7.5 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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