Started on Aug 16, 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
A moderate heat signature is currently being picked up by satellites over a 350-hectare (865-acre) active wildfire burning near Santo Antônio do Leste, Brazil. The blaze, which began on August 16, 2026, has triggered 15 satellite heat detections in the past 48 hours, signaling ongoing activity in the area.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape reflects a different scale of activity, with 2,794,609 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure 91% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 7,845,359 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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