Wildfire near Vazante
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Satellites are picking up a moderate heat signature from the active wildfire front burning near Vazante, Brazil, where fourteen thermal detections have been recorded over the past forty-hight hours. The blaze, which covers 350 hectares or 865 acres, began on August 4, 2026, and unfolds during the region's typical fire season that runs from August to October.
This incident occurs within a broader national context where 2,186,579 hectares have burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 93% below the two-decade average for the country.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 350 ha (865 acres) — about 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 2,186,579 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 93% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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