Started on Aug 28, 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 Xingu in Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 380 hectares, or 939 acres, since it started on August 27, 2026. Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the burning front, while 35 separate heat detections over the past 48 hours cluster nearby, indicating how far the fire has spread across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite active blazes like this one, the broader national picture reveals that 4,142,455 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 87 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 380 ha (939 acres) — around 3.8 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 5,624,790 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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