Started on Sep 1, 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
Burning near Santo Antônio do Leverger, Brazil, an active wildfire has scorched 330 hectares, or approximately 815 acres, since it started on August 31, 2026. Orbiting satellites are currently detecting a moderate heat signature from the front, alongside fourteen separate heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the extent of the spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. On a national level, the broader landscape reveals a stark contrast, with 4,406,757 hectares having burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 86% 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 10,112,466 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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