Wildfire near Tailândia (Oct 20), Brazil (2026)

This fire in numbersDay 2

480Hectares · estimated1,186Acres · estimated2Days burning

Started on Oct 20, 2026.

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11Active6,113Hotspots 48h4,950Hectares

Last 7 days · falling

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Wildfire near Tailândia (Oct 20) — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Tailândia (Oct 20) — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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 nearby1 · 100 km

91KM NWWildfire near Mocajubaabout 430 ha (estimated)

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About 45 km south of Tailândia.

An intense heat signature is currently marking an active wildfire near Tailândia, Brazil, where satellites have detected 29 thermal anomalies over the past 48 hours. Burning during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October, the fire has reached an estimated size of 480 hectares, or 1,186 acres, based on satellite hotspot analysis. The blaze first ignited on October 20, 2026.

The broader fire activity occurs against a national backdrop where 10,526,076 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 66% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 480 ha (1,186 acres) — about 4.8 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.