Started on Aug 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
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire burning near Tapaiuna, Brazil, where 15 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the perimeter of the blaze. Having started on August 17, 2026, the fire has grown to encompass 380 hectares, which translates to 939 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Despite this active seasonal window, the broader national landscape tells a different story: so far in 2026, a total of 2,918,264 hectares have burned across the country, marking a figure that sits 91 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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 7,845,359 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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