Started on Sep 12, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Sucupira, Brazil, where 19 heat detections have been registered over the past 48 hours. The fire, which has been burning since September 12, 2026, has consumed 480 hectares, equivalent to 1,186 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. The broader landscape reveals a starkly different scale across the country, where 5,428,854 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking an 82% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 480 ha (1,186 acres) — around 4.8 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 9,701,740 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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