Started on Sep 20, 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 intense wildfire is currently active near Taipas do Tocantins, Brazil, having started on September 20, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the front, while 49 heat detections over the past 48 hours cluster nearby to indicate how far the fire has spread. The blaze has grown to consume 930 hectares, which equals 2,298 acres.
This incident occurs within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite the ongoing activity near Taipas do Tocantins, the broader national picture shows that 6,645,404 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 79% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 930 ha (2,298 acres) — around 9.3 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 10,231,674 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 67% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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