Started on Sep 12, 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 a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire near São Raimundo das Mangabeiras, Brazil, where 24 thermal detections have clustered over the last 48 hours to map the blaze's recent spread.
Burning in a region where the typical fire season runs from August to October, the active fire has consumed 380 hectares (939 acres) since it began on September 12, 2026.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop where 5,428,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 82% below the country's 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 8,695,614 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 72% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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