Started on Sep 2, 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, where 48 heat detections have flared over the past 48 hours. The blaze has scorched 550 hectares, or 1,359 acres, since it started on September 2, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active fires in the area, the broader national landscape shows a different trend, with 4,808,050 hectares burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 84% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 550 ha (1,359 acres) — around 5.5 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 5,428,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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