EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Tapaiuna (Sep 28)

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
350 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Sep 28, 2026
Wildfire near Tapaiuna (Sep 28) — NASA satellite

Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS

The story so far

About 15 km northwest of Tapaiuna.

Burning across a fourty-eight-day span that concluded on November 15, 2026, a wildfire near Tapaiuna in Brazil consumed an estimated 350 hectares, equivalent to 865 acres. Satellites monitored the incident during its active phase, picking up an intense heat signature from the peak fire radiative power before the blaze ultimately ended. The fire ignited on September 28, 2026, unfolding within a region where the typical fire season spans from August to October.

This incident occurred amid a broader national landscape where 12,544,828 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, placing the total burned area 59% below the two-decade average.

In context

This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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.

The bigger picture in Brazil

Across Brazil, roughly 12,544,828 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 59% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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