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 a moderate heat signature from an active wildfire burning near União do Sul, Brazil, where 23 thermal detections over the past 48 hours trace the local spread of the front. Having started on September 29, 2026, the blaze has consumed 400 hectares, equivalent to 988 acres.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active local blazes, the broader national landscape shows a different trend: 7,720,990 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 75 percent 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 9,451,103 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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