Started on Sep 2, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveYesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near São Francisco in Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 380 hectares, or 939 acres, since it started on September 2, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 31 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate the current spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. On a national scale, a total of 4,808,050 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 84 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 5,517,902 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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