Started on Sep 23, 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 near Seringal Democracia, Brazil, which has burned 450 hectares (1,112 acres) since it started on September 23, 2026. Environmental monitoring over the past 48 hours reveals 25 heat detections clustered nearby, illustrating the current extent of the fire's spread across the landscape.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like the one near Seringal Democracia, national figures show that 7,268,164 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 76% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 450 ha (1,112 acres) — about 4.5 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 7,268,164 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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