Started on Sep 23, 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 São Félix do Araguaia, Brazil, an active wildfire has scorched 400 ha (988 acres) after igniting on September 23, 2026. Over its two days of activity, the blaze has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 200 ha/day. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature, while 29 nearby heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the spread of the active front.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Nationally, the wildfire activity occurs within the broader context of 7,268,164 hectares burned across Brazil so far in 2026, a figure that remains 76% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 2 days. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 4.0 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 7,268,164 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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