Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
The story so far
About 50 km northeast of Santa Terezinha.
An active wildfire burning near Santa Terezinha, Brazil, has generated an intense heat signature as detected by satellites, with twelve heat detections recorded over the past 48 hours marking the spread of the front. The fire started on November 1, 2026, and covers a rough satellite estimate of 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres.
This incident unfolds during a wider national context where 11,573,101 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure 63% below the two-decade average. In this region, the typical fire season runs from August to October.
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. That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.
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 11,573,101 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 63% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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