Started on Sep 29, 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
An active wildfire is burning near São Félix do Araguaia, Brazil, advancing at an average rate of 1,050 hectares per day over its two days of activity. The incident has consumed 2,100 hectares, or approximately 5,189 acres, since it started on September 29, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the front, accompanied by 101 heat detections clustering nearby over a 48-hour window, illustrating the spread of the fire across the landscape during the typical regional fire season that spans from August to October.
This event unfolds within a broader national context where 7,845,359 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 75% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 2,100 ha (5,189 acres) — around 21 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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