Started on Sep 22, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire spanning 500 hectares, or 1,236 acres, near São Domingos, Brazil. The burning front has produced 20 distinct heat detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating the localized clustering of thermal anomalies as the blaze continues to progress.
First reported on September 22, 2026, the fire is developing directly within the region's typical fire season, which runs annually from August to October. Despite active incidents like this one, national figures show that 7,108,839 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 77 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 500 ha (1,236 acres) — about 5.0 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 7,108,839 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 77% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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