Started on Aug 26, 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
Seringal Monte Verde in Brazil recently experienced a wildfire that burned a total of 300 hectares, equivalent to approximately 741 acres, before finally coming to an end. Burning over a span of nine days after starting on August 26, 2026, the fire advanced at an average daily growth rate of roughly 33 hectares per day within the local area.
Satellites monitoring the incident detected an intense heat signature alongside eight distinct heat detections in the surrounding 48-hour window, underscoring the severe thermal output of the active front during its progression.
This event occurred against the backdrop of Brazil's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. On a broader scale, total recorded fire impacts across the country reached 4,879,616 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 84% below the two-decade average for the nation.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 3.0 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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