Wildfire near Santo Antônio do Leste (Sep 1)
Started on Sep 1, 2026.
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 SWIR (Copernicus) — infrared, sees through smoke. 🟢 vegetation · 🟤 burned · 🟠 active fire.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Santo Antônio do Leste in Brazil, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 350 hectares, or approximately 865 acres, since it started on September 1, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an average daily growth of roughly 175 hectares per day. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside 29 heat detections in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours, indicating the extent of the fire's spread in the region.
This incident unfolds during the typical fire season for the area, which spans from August to October. Despite active fires such as this one, national figures show that 4,711,577 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 85% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 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 5,079,927 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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