Started on Sep 11, 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
Burning near Uacurizal, Brazil, an active wildfire has expanded to cover 480 hectares, or approximately 1,186 acres, since it started on September 11, 2026. The fire has maintained an average daily growth of roughly 240 hectares per day over its two days of burning.
Orbiting satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while NASA FIRMS has registered a single heat detection nearby over the last 48e hours, marking the current spread of the incident.
This event unfolds within the region's typical fire season, which spans from August to October. Nationally, the broader context shows that 5,310,833 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 83% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 400 ha (988 acres) — around 4.0 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 8,389,376 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 73% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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