Started on Sep 29, 2026.
Brazil todayLive
Yesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Uberaba, Brazil, where 12 separate thermal detections in the past 48 hours trace the advancing front of the blaze across 300 hectares (741 acres). Having started on September 29, 2026, the fire is unfolding directly within the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October.
This incident occurs against a broader national backdrop where 7,720,990 hectares have burned across Brazil so far in 2026, a figure that remains 75% below the country's two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 300 ha (741 acres) — about 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 7,720,990 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 75% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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