Maranhão
Wildfires in Maranhão
Active wildfires in Maranhão (Brazil), the largest fires on record and nearby places.
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Latest event4.4 km²10 h ago32 km WSW of Itinga do Maranhao, Brazil
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Recent events in Maranhão
- 10 h agoWildfire near Itinga do Maranhao, Brazil – active4.4 km² · 32 km WSW of Itinga do Maranhao, Brazil
- 10 h agoWildfire near Governador Nunes Freire, Brazil – active3.8 km² · 14 km NE of Governador Nunes Freire, Brazil
- 10 h agoWildfire near Boa Vista do Gurupi, Brazil – active6.2 km² · 24 km S of Boa Vista do Gurupi, Brazil
- 11 h agoWildfire near Centro do Guilherme, Brazil – active5.2 km² · 46 km W of Centro do Guilherme, Brazil
- 11 h agoWildfire near Centro Novo do Maranhao, Brazil – active6.6 km² · 32 km W of Centro Novo do Maranhao, Brazil
- 11 h agoWildfire near Centro Novo do Maranhao, Brazil – active21 km² · 42 km WSW of Centro Novo do Maranhao, Brazil
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Maranhão
Satellites have detected 110 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 63 km².
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110 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 63 km².
Recent fires
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.4 km² | 32 km WSW of Itinga do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 14 km NE of Governador Nunes Freire, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 24 km S of Boa Vista do Gurupi, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 46 km W of Centro do Guilherme, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.6 km² | 32 km W of Centro Novo do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 21 km² | 42 km WSW of Centro Novo do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 8.9 km² | 17 km ENE of Araguana, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.1 km² | 20 km NNW of Lagoa do Mato, Brazil | Active | |
| 7.8 km² | 9 km NE of Arari, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 31 km WSW of Araguana, Brazil | Active |
Show all (200)
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 km² | 9 km SW of Governador Archer, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 30 km SE of Chapadinha, Brazil | Active | |
| 13 km² | 28 km E of Governador Nunes Freire, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 8 km S of Moncao, Brazil | Active | |
| 9.3 km² | 7 km SSW of Centro do Guilherme, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.9 km² | 25 km WNW of Centro Novo do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 36 km WNW of Centro do Guilherme, Brazil | Active | |
| 9.5 km² | 5 km ESE of Centro do Guilherme, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 9 km SW of Cantanhede, Brazil | Active | |
| 28 km² | 34 km SSE of Barra do Corda, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 21 km SW of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 9 km NNE of Vitoria do Mearim, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 19 km E of Itapecuru Mirim, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 33 km SSE of Sao Joao do Soter, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.5 km² | 46 km E of Barra do Corda, Brazil | Active | |
| 14 km² | 6 km WSW of Presidente Medici, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 15 km NW of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 9.5 km² | 26 km E of Conceicao do Lago-Acu, Brazil | Active | |
| 8.5 km² | 36 km E of Santa Luzia, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | 34 km W of Centro Novo do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 7.3 km² | 8 km SSW of Pedro do Rosario, Brazil | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 46 km W of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 23 km NNW of Santa Luzia, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 13 km ENE of Santa Luzia, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.6 km² | 59 km S of Sao Jose de Ribamar, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.6 km² | 23 km WSW of Maraja do Sena, Brazil | Active | |
| 7.9 km² | 30 km WSW of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 14 km² | 27 km W of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 15 km SSW of Vitoria do Mearim, Brazil | Active | |
| 8.1 km² | 19 km S of Arari, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 22 km W of Presidente Sarney, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 22 km N of Pinheiro, Brazil | Active | |
| 50 km² | 28 km SSE of Barra do Corda, Brazil | Active | |
| 22 km² | 33 km NW of Santa Quiteria do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.8 km² | near Cajari, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 16 km E of Bacuri, Brazil | Active | |
| 18 km² | 61 km N of Barra do Corda, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 5 km WNW of Peritoro, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.6 km² | 29 km SSW of Boa Vista do Gurupi, Brazil | Active | |
| 8.1 km² | 14 km W of Itapecuru Mirim, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.2 km² | 24 km NW of Timon, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.7 km² | 51 km W of Estreito, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 14 km ENE of Lago Verde, Brazil | Active | |
| 9.3 km² | 9 km W of Coroata, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | near Vitoria do Mearim, Brazil | Active | |
| 23 km² | 23 km SSE of Pirapemas, Brazil | Active | |
| 10 km² | 9 km SW of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 8 km NNE of Santa Rita, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 55 km SSW of Barra do Corda, Brazil | Active | |
| 24 km² | 17 km NW of Sucupira do Riachao, Brazil | Active | |
| 9.4 km² | 28 km E of Fernando Falcao, Brazil | Active | |
| 7.5 km² | 21 km WNW of Barra do Corda, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 50 km ESE of Imperatriz, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 19 km N of Buriticupu, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 20 km SSE of Loreto, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 23 km NW of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 22 km WSW of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 19 km SSW of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 23 km SSW of Arame, Brazil | Active | |
| 8.5 km² | 14 km ESE of Colinas, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.7 km² | 9 km NW of Buriti Bravo, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 17 km WSW of Barra do Corda, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 31 km S of Arame, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.1 km² | 43 km E of Imperatriz, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.7 km² | 32 km ESE of Barra do Corda, Brazil | Active | |
| 9.5 km² | 28 km SE of Sao Benedito do Rio Preto, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.5 km² | 7 km SSE of Maranhaozinho, Brazil | Active | |
| 7.5 km² | 8 km NW of Itapecuru Mirim, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 16 km NW of Moncao, Brazil | Active | |
| 22 km² | 21 km SE of Pirapemas, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 21 km NNW of Sao Mateus do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 6 km NNE of Santo Antonio dos Lopes, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 25 km NW of Milagres do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 13 km WNW of Sao Domingos do Azeitao, Brazil | Active | |
| 8.7 km² | 81 km W of Timon, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 6 km SW of Timon, Brazil | Active | |
| 8.3 km² | 11 km SW of Pinheiro, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 36 km NW of Grajau, Brazil | Active | |
| 21 km² | 15 km SSW of Sao Joao dos Patos, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.8 km² | 19 km NE of Urbano Santos, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.0 km² | 14 km WSW of Serrano do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 11 km² | near Coroata, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 18 km WNW of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.2 km² | 35 km WNW of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 49 km ENE of Buriticupu, Brazil | Active | |
| 7.3 km² | 17 km S of Cantanhede, Brazil | Active | |
| 15 km² | 14 km SW of Bela Vista do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.0 km² | 15 km N of Santa Quiteria do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 38 km W of Ze Doca, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 11 km ESE of Igarape do Meio, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 37 km E of Urbano Santos, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.4 km² | 8 km NNE of Alto Alegre do Pindare, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.2 km² | 29 km WSW of Santa Luzia, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 47 km SW of Santa Luzia, Brazil | Active | |
| 13 km² | 15 km S of Paulino Neves, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 7 km SSE of Chapadinha, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.5 km² | near Pirapemas, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.3 km² | 7 km N of Santa Quiteria do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 7 km NE of Pirapemas, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 9 km E of Alto Alegre do Pindare, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 7 km NNE of Pindare-Mirim, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 11 km N of Pinheiro, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 36 km SSW of Barreirinhas, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.9 km² | 38 km NE of Urbano Santos, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.2 km² | 14 km ENE of Pedro do Rosario, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 33 km NNE of Pinheiro, Brazil | Active | |
| 8.9 km² | 19 km ENE of Coroata, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.6 km² | near Matoes do Norte, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 15 km E of Nina Rodrigues, Brazil | Active | |
| 12 km² | 12 km E of Igarape do Meio, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 13 km N of Centro Novo do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 24 km WNW of Centro Novo do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.9 km² | 28 km SW of Turiacu, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 13 km NNW of Cururupu, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.9 km² | 43 km SE of Pinheiro, Brazil | Active | |
| 13 km² | 29 km SSE of Barreirinhas, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.4 km² | 23 km W of Centro do Guilherme, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.6 km² | 42 km W of Centro Novo do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 14 km² | 37 km NNE of Bom Jesus das Selvas, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 16 km SW of Codo, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.3 km² | 31 km S of Sao Joao dos Patos, Brazil | Active | |
| 32 km² | 33 km SW of Arame, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.1 km² | 26 km NNW of Lagoa do Mato, Brazil | Active | |
| 14 km² | 20 km SSE of Sao Joao dos Patos, Brazil | Active | |
| 14 km² | 20 km E of Timbiras, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 9 km NNW of Maraja do Sena, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 16 km ENE of Alto Alegre do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.1 km² | 29 km SSW of Timon, Brazil | Active | |
| 11 km² | 23 km NNE of Aldeias Altas, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.2 km² | near Codo, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 19 km S of Bom Jesus das Selvas, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.4 km² | 13 km W of Maraja do Sena, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 13 km ESE of Buriti, Brazil | Active | |
| 7.7 km² | 20 km N of Mirador, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.3 km² | 53 km N of Caxias, Brazil | Active | |
| 8.3 km² | 9 km E of Sucupira do Riachao, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.9 km² | 6 km SE of Fernando Falcao, Brazil | Active | |
| 13 km² | 19 km NW of Lagoa do Mato, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 15 km NE of Fernando Falcao, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 13 km ENE of Buriti Bravo, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.5 km² | 31 km SE of Arame, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.6 km² | 16 km SE of Arame, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | 20 km NNW of Timon, Brazil | Active | |
| 8.3 km² | 11 km S of Jenipapo dos Vieiras, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.9 km² | 39 km NNE of Barra do Corda, Brazil | Active | |
| 30 km² | 21 km NW of Estreito, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 33 km E of Arame, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.8 km² | 14 km ESE of Paulino Neves, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.5 km² | 43 km E of Urbano Santos, Brazil | Active | |
| 12 km² | 6 km SE of Cururupu, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.2 km² | 9 km SW of Apicum-Acu, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 11 km SSE of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 6.9 km² | 26 km SE of Chapadinha, Brazil | Active | |
| 5.9 km² | 7 km W of Conceicao do Lago-Acu, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 8 km SW of Sao Bernardo, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 13 km ENE of Sao Bernardo, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 20 km E of Conceicao do Lago-Acu, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.2 km² | near Milagres do Maranhao, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.8 km² | 28 km W of Santa Ines, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.4 km² | 6 km NE of Sao Bernardo, Brazil | Active | |
| 4.2 km² | 16 km WSW of Brejo de Areia, Brazil | Active | |
| 9.4 km² | 57 km ESE of Tasso Fragoso, Brazil | Active | |
| 3.6 km² | 16 km NW of Sao Francisco do Maranhao, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 5.5 km² | 15 km SE of Sambaiba, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 4.0 km² | 15 km NW of Imperatriz, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 17 km² | 78 km SE of Balsas, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 6.3 km² | 9 km SSW of Ribamar Fiquene, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 9.3 km² | 30 km ENE of Arame, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 16 km² | 16 km NNE of Pedro do Rosario, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 5.0 km² | 13 km ESE of Itapecuru Mirim, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 3.4 km² | near Miranda do Norte, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 7.3 km² | 7 km N of Brejo, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 15 km² | 32 km SSE of Chapadinha, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 3.2 km² | 29 km SW of Santa Luzia, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 6.3 km² | 21 km SW of Estreito, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 4.5 km² | 40 km WNW of Arame, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 19 km² | 35 km ENE of Governador Nunes Freire, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 3.4 km² | 12 km NW of Sao Roberto, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 7.9 km² | 20 km WSW of Matoes do Norte, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 4.0 km² | 14 km SSE of Boa Vista do Gurupi, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 4.4 km² | 31 km NNW of Bom Jesus das Selvas, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 3.4 km² | 33 km SSW of Arame, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 3.2 km² | 16 km E of Barra do Corda, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 6.9 km² | 18 km NNE of Riachao, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 3.8 km² | 30 km SSW of Buriticupu, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 4.3 km² | 12 km ENE of Nova Iorque, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 5.2 km² | 8 km WNW of Sao Luis Gonzaga do Maranhao, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 5.0 km² | 11 km WSW of Bom Jardim, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 3.1 km² | 24 km E of Jenipapo dos Vieiras, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 3.6 km² | 12 km W of Peritoro, Brazil | Inactive |
Largest fires on record
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 km² | 31 km N of Alto Parnaiba, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 54 km² | 60 km ESE of Tasso Fragoso, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 50 km² | 28 km SSE of Barra do Corda, Brazil | Active | |
| 47 km² | 17 km SSW of Balsas, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 41 km² | 42 km SSE of Morros, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 38 km² | 27 km NNE of Morros, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 37 km² | 40 km NW of Sao Domingos do Azeitao, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 35 km² | 39 km NNW of Sao Raimundo das Mangabeiras, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 33 km² | 105 km SE of Balsas, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 33 km² | 103 km SSW of Balsas, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 32 km² | 33 km SW of Arame, Brazil | Active | |
| 32 km² | 86 km SSW of Balsas, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 30 km² | 21 km NW of Estreito, Brazil | Active | |
| 29 km² | 33 km N of Balsas, Brazil | Inactive | |
| 29 km² | 16 km W of Campestre do Maranhao, Brazil | Inactive |
Major fires per year
Year
| 2026 | 100 | 63 km² |
| 2025 | 10 | 23 km² |
Places
- Sao Luis
- Sao Jose de Ribamar
- Paco do Lumiar
- Balsas
- Sao Joao dos Patos
- Riachao
- Mirador
- Santa Luzia
- Parnarama
- Estreito
- Barra do Corda
- Porto Franco
- Caxias
- Timon
- Timbiras
- Colinas
- Chapadinha
- Carolina
- Buriti Bravo
- Arame
- Matoes
- Coroata
- Codo
- Buriti
- Coelho Neto
- Bacabal
- Aldeias Altas
- Vargem Grande
- Sao Mateus do Maranhao
- Joao Lisboa
- Imperatriz
- Grajau
- Cantanhede
- Brejo
- Arari
- Governador Nunes Freire
- Turilandia
- Bom Jardim
- Santa Luzia do Parua
- Vitorino Freire
- Vitoria do Mearim
- Sao Domingos do Maranhao
- Santa Ines
- Santa Helena
- Presidente Dutra
- Pinheiro
- Pindare-Mirim
- Pedreiras
- Paulo Ramos
- Miranda do Norte
- Maracacume
- Itapecuru Mirim
- Anajatuba
- Alto Alegre do Maranhao
- Pedro do Rosario
- Buriticupu
- Tuntum
- Sao Bernardo
- Santa Quiteria do Maranhao
- Pio XII
- Peritoro
- Lago da Pedra
- Santa Luzia
- Trizidela do Vale
- Ze Doca
- Viana
- Urbano Santos
- Santa Rita
- Penalva
- Moncao
- Matinha
- Alto Alegre do Pindare
- Tutoia
- Turiacu
- Sao Vicente Ferrer
- Sao Joao Batista
- Sao Bento
- Cururupu
- Bequimao
- Barreirinhas