Started on Sep 23, 2026.
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Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near Tartarugalzinho, Brazil, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 300 hectares (741 acres) since it started on September 23, 2026. Over its two days of burning, the fire has maintained an approximate average daily growth of 150 hectares per day. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the blaze, accompanied by 16 heat detections in the surrounding area over the last 48 hours, illustrating the current extent of the spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs annually from August to October. Despite active blazes like this one, broader figures for Brazil show that 7,268,164 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 76% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 300 ha (741 acres) — around 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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