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Wildfire near Tartarugalzinho (Sep 23)

Active · 300 hectares (741 acres) · Started · Updated

This fire in numbersDay 2
300Hectares741Acres2Days burning

Started on Sep 23, 2026.

Brazil todayLive
47Active8,932Hotspots 48h27,200Hectares
Last 7 days · risingHow many named wildfires were burning on each of the last 7 days. It rises when there are more than on the earlier days.
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Wildfire near Tartarugalzinho (Sep 23) — NASA satellite

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

Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS

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In context

This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 3.0 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 7,268,164 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 76% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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