Started on Aug 14, 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
Burning near Santa Terezinha, Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 400 hectares (988 acres) since it started on August 14, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside 17 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the fire in a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 2,684,309 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 91% below the two-decade average for Brazil.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 5,624,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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