Started on Oct 2, 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
Active fires nearby2 · 100 km
Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire burning near Waypa, Brazil, where 39 recent thermal detections over a 48-hour period map the close-range spread of the active front. The fire has consumed 430 hectares (1,063 acres) since it began on October 2, 2026.
This incident unfolds during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. Nationally, the broader picture shows 8,086,252 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a total that is 74% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Brazil for less than a day. So far it has affected roughly 430 ha (1,063 acres) — about 4.3 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 8,086,252 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 74% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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