Started on Aug 18, 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 the municipality of União do Sul in Brazil, an active wildfire has consumed 350 hectares, or 865 acres, since it started on August 18, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the fire, alongside 20 nearby heat detections over the past 48 hours that indicate the extent of the spread.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite this current blaze, the broader landscape reflects a notably subdued fire year in the country, with 3,040,278 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a 90% decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 350 ha (865 acres) — around 3.5 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 7,956,803 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 74% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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