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Wildfire near Sororoca

Active · 400 hectares (988 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 2
400Hectares988Acres2Days burning

Started on Oct 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

A moderate heat signature has been detected by satellites over a 400-hectare (988-acre) active wildfire burning near Sororoca, Brazil, where 24 thermal anomalies registered in the past 48 hours alone indicate ongoing movement across the landscape. The fire, which started on October 17, 2026, unfolds during the region's typical fire season that spans from August to October.

This incident occurs within a broader national context where 10,386,481 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 66% below the country's two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 400 ha (988 acres) — about 4.0 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 10,386,481 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 66% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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