Started on Aug 26, 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
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature across 51 recent detections near São Francisco, Brazil, as an active wildfire continues to burn. Spanning 600 hectares, or 1,483 acres, the blaze began on August 26, 2026, right at the onset of the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October.
Despite this active fire front, the broader national picture remains well below historical norms. Across the country, 4,028,111 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an 87 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 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 7,956,803 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 74% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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