Wildfires in Brazil Today
Live active-fire map for Brazil from NASA FIRMS satellite data. Where fires are burning right now — updated hourly. Typical fire season: July–October.
10 km/h from the NE — carrying smoke towards the SW.
32°C · 29% humidity
Air quality Poor
PM2.5 20.4 µg/m³ this hour · EU AQI 67 · US AQI 96
Sensitive groups should reduce outdoor exertion. Others may notice irritation.
Wind direction only — not a smoke dispersion forecast. Air quality is modelled, not a street-level measurement. Weather from MET Norway; air quality from Open-Meteo (Copernicus CAMS). Both CC BY 4.0.
441 active fires in Brazil
Neighbouring detections grouped into single incidents, largest first.
- 18418 MWRemote area312 detections~17.7 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 05:25 UTC-11.197, -54.888
- 21741 MWRemote area22 detections~7.6 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 16:35 UTC-11.775, -50.313
- 31648 MWRemote area57 detections~8.1 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 05:23 UTC-14.165, -54.424
- 41409 MWRemote area21 detections~6.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 16:16 UTC-11.295, -44.807
- 51135 MWRemote area114 detections~7.4 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 05:23 UTC-6.562, -55.154
- 6956 MWRemote area42 detections~44.2 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 16:20 UTC-3.078, -43.212
- 7935 MWRemote area23 detections~6.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-04 18:15 UTC-15.680, -69.878
- 8908 MWRemote area27 detections~4.8 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 16:16 UTC-12.322, -48.546
- 9556 MWRemote area20 detections~2.3 km acrosslast seen 2026-08-05 05:25 UTC-11.723, -56.890
- 10471 MWRemote area7 detectionslast seen 2026-08-05 16:18 UTC-7.055, -49.207
Plus 704 smaller heat detections — often agricultural burning rather than wildfire.
About this wildfire map
This map uses NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), which publishes active-fire detections from the VIIRS and MODIS instruments aboard NASA and NOAA satellites. Each dot is a thermal “hotspot” where the sensor measured fire-level heat, usually within 3 hours of the satellite passing overhead. It shows where fires are actively burning — not fire perimeters or evacuation zones. For safety and evacuation information, always follow your local emergency services.