Started on Aug 24, 2026.
Brazil todayLiveYesterday's image: fire shows in orange and red. NASA MODIS
Red dots: heat detected by satellite in the last 48h. NASA FIRMS
Operating under moderate satellite heat intensity, an active wildfire near Xinguara, Brazil, has consumed 430 hectares (1,063 acres) since it started on August 24, 2026. Satellites have registered 17 heat detections over the past 48 hours, highlighting the ongoing spread of the front.
This fire occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from August to October. On a broader scale, a total of 3,777,132 hectares have burned across the country so far in 2026, marking an 88 percent decrease compared to the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Brazil for 2 days. In total it burned about 450 ha (1,112 acres) — around 4.5 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 5,517,902 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 82% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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