Started on Oct 11, 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 from an active wildfire burning near São Francisco, Brazil, which has scorched 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres. Having started on October 11, 2026, the fire is currently situated in a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
Monitoring systems have detected 16 heat signatures clustering nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current spread of the active front.
This incident unfolds within a broader national context where 9,594,709 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 69% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 3.5 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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