Started on Sep 17, 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 nearby3 · 100 km
An intense wildfire is currently active near Serra Dourada, Brazil, maintaining a rapid trajectory as it burns through the landscape. Having started on September 17, 2026, the fire has been burning for two days, accumulating an average daily growth of approximately 300 hectares per day. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while four heat detections over the last 48 hours indicate how far the fire has spread in the surrounding area.
The incident is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this active blaze, the broader national picture reflects a different trend: 6,038,934 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 80% below the two-decade average. Currently, the active wildfire near Serra Dourada has reached a total size of 600 hectares, equivalent to 1,483 acres.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 600 ha (1,483 acres) — around 6.0 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 9,451,103 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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