Wildfire near Santa Terezinha (Aug 28)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
A moderate heat signature is being picked up by satellites over an active wildfire spanning 300 hectares (741 acres) near Santa Terezinha, Brazil, where 40 thermal detections have been recorded over the past 48 hours. The fire, which originally started on August 28, 2026, continues to burn within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 4,142,455 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 87% below the country's two-decade average.
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 4,142,455 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 87% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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