Started on Sep 1, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveYesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Burning near Unaí, Brazil, an active wildfire has scorched 500 hectares, or 1,236 acres, since it started on September 1, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, while 20 nearby heat detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the blaze.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Broader figures show that 4,711,577 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a total that is 85 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 500 ha (1,236 acres) — around 5.0 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 5,517,902 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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