Wildfire near Santa Terezinha (Aug 13)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire spanning 300 hectares (741 acres) near Santa Terezinha, Brazil, where 15 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. Burning within a regional fire season that typically runs from August to October, the blaze began on August 13, 2026.
This incident unfolds during a broader national fire landscape where 2,580,053 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 92% below the two-decade average for the country.
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.
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 2,642,899 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 91% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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