Wildfire near Vicentinópolis
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Burning near Vicentinópolis in Brazil, a 350-hectare (865-acre) wildfire recently ended after a nine-day run that averaged approximately 39 hectares per day of growth. Satellites picked up an intense heat signature while the fire was active.
This event occurred during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Broadly, 4,879,616 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 84 percent decrease below 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 4,983,632 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 84% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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