Wildfire near Santa Terezinha (Aug 31)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire spanning 450 hectares, equivalent to 1,112 acres, is currently burning near Santa Terezinha in Brazil, having started on August 31, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 19 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread.
This incident occurs within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows 4,406,757 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 86 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 450 ha (1,112 acres) — about 4.5 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 4,406,757 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 86% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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