Wildfire near Tasso Fragoso (Aug 17)
Started on Aug 17, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveSatellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature over an active wildfire near Tasso Fragoso, Brazil, where 12 thermal detections in the past 48 hours trace the footprint of the advancing blaze. Having started on August 17, 2026, the active fire has grown to encompass 300 hectares, equivalent to 741 acres, during a typical regional fire season that spans from August to October.
This incident unfolds against a broader national backdrop of relatively suppressed fire activity in Brazil. Specifically, 2,918,264 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 91% below the 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 5,079,927 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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