Started on Oct 12, 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
An active wildfire is burning near Vila de Curuá-Una, Brazil, having already consumed 550 hectares, or 1,359 acres, since it started on October 12, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up an intense heat signature from the fire front, accompanied by 82 heat detections clustered nearby over the past 48 hours to indicate how far the blaze has spread.
This incident occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Despite active fires in the area, the broader national picture shows that 9,594,709 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking a 69% decrease below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 1 day. In total it burned about 550 ha (1,359 acres) — around 5.5 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 9,594,709 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 69% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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