Started on Aug 14, 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
Active fires nearby1 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near São Raimundo das Mangabeiras, Brazil. The burning front, which has already swept across 330 hectares (815 acres), is currently marked by 13 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours, illustrating the recent spread of the blaze. The incident began on August 14.
This fire develops against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Meanwhile, the broader national landscape shows a different picture: 2,684,309 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 91% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 330 ha (815 acres) — around 3.3 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 7,585,662 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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