EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near São Domingos (Sep 15)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
450 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Sep 15, 2026
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The story so far

About 35 km northeast of São Domingos.

Summary written on Sep 16, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 450 hectares (1,112 acres) is currently burning near São Domingos, Brazil, having started on September 15, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 18 recent heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours.

The blaze occurs within Brazil's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national context shows that 5,624,790 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 82% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

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 11,329,346 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 63% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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