Wildfire near Tasso Fragoso (Aug 28)
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🟤 red/brown = burned
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
An active wildfire is currently burning near Tasso Fragoso in Brazil, consuming 580 hectares or 1,433 acres since it started on August 28, 2026. Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the fire front, while 23 heat detections cluster nearby over the past 48 hours to mark the spread of the incident.
This fire is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. The broader landscape reflects a notably suppressed fire year across the country, with 4,142,455 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking an 87 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 600 ha (1,483 acres) — around 6.0 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 4,909,573 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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