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
An active wildfire spanning 680 hectares, or 1,680 acres, is currently burning in the vicinity of São Francisco, Brazil, amidst the region's typical fire season that runs from August to October. Having started on August 26, 2026, the ongoing blaze is generating a moderate heat intensity as observed by satellite monitoring.
Reflecting the broader national picture, a total of 4,028,111 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, a figure that remains 87 percent below the two-decade average. Despite this wider downward trend, local monitoring around São Francisco continues, with satellite systems registering 40 heat detections in the past 48 hours to track the extent and spread of the active fire front.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 680 ha (1,680 acres) — around 6.8 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 9,019,698 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 71% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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