Wildfire near Santa Terezinha (Sep 4)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 430-hectare (1,063-acre) active wildfire burning near Santa Terezinha, Brazil, where 20 heat detections have been registered by NASA FIRMS over the past 48 hours. Having started on September 4, 2026, the blaze unfolds against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October.
On a broader scale, this incident occurs during a year in which 4,879,616 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an overall burned area that sits 84% 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 430 ha (1,063 acres) — about 4.3 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 4,879,616 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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