Started on Sep 21, 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 at an active wildfire near São Rafael, Brazil, where 18 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the advancing spread of the blaze. Having started on September 21, 2026, the fire has already consumed 400 hectares (988 acres) within a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop in which 6,875,658 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 78% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 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 6,875,658 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 78% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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