Started on Sep 29, 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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire burning near Tasso Fragoso, Brazil. Having started on September 29, 2026, the blaze has generated 25 heat detections in the past 48 hours, illustrating the active spread across the area.
The current blaze spans 530 hectares, which translates to 1,310 acres. This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October.
Contextually, Brazil has recorded 7,845,359 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 75% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 530 ha (1,310 acres) — about 5.3 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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