Started on Oct 10, 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
An active wildfire burning near Serra do Mel in Brazil has consumed 350 hectares, or 865 acres, since it started on October 10, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, accompanied by 20 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate how far the fire has spread across the landscape.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active blazes like the one in Serra do Mel, national figures show that 9,451,103 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that sits 69% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 3.5 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 9,451,103 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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