Wildfire near São Félix do Tocantins (Sep 1)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near São Félix do Tocantins in Brazil, a 300-hectare (741-acre) wildfire has officially ended after a three-day run that maintained an average daily growth of approximately 100 hectares per day. Operating within the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October, satellites picked up a moderate heat signature during the event. This localized incident unfolds against a broader national landscape, as 4,879,616 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 84 percent decrease compared to 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 5,025,251 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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