Health · Public Health & Disease · 2 hrs ago
Smoke leaves Manaus with very poor air quality for fifth day
Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state, has had worsening air quality for five consecutive days as smoke from wildfires spreads.
On Monday, October 12, air quality was rated very poor in six central neighborhoods, the Industrial District II and five other municipalities.
Four other cities and eight more central neighborhoods had poor air quality, and no monitored area in central Manaus had good air.
Residents reported a burning smell and difficulty breathing.
Fires are affecting more than 30 municipalities, and the federal government has declared an emergency in 36 cities in the state.
The state government says it is coordinating prevention, monitoring and firefighting, while four firefighting planes are operating near Autazes.
A state rule bans the use of fire for 120 days, with legal exceptions.
Manaus recorded a fifth consecutive day of worsening air quality on Monday as smoke from wildfires spread across the city.
Air quality was classified as very poor in six central neighborhoods, the Industrial District II and five other municipalities, according to the Selva app.
The app reported poor air quality in four Amazonas cities and in eight other central Manaus neighborhoods.
Residents in central Manaus reported a burning smell and difficulty breathing.
The wildfires have affected more than 30 municipalities in Amazonas, and the federal government recognized an emergency in 36 cities.
- Who
- Residents of Manaus and nearby communities are affected by the smoke.
- What
- Smoke from wildfires has left air quality very poor in parts of Manaus and Amazonas.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026, the fifth consecutive day of worsening air quality.
- Where
- Manaus and other municipalities in Amazonas, Brazil.
- Why
- Smoke from wildfires is adding pollutants to the air.
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Cities in the Manaus metropolitan region recorded very poor air quality.
Manaus recorded its fifth consecutive day of worsening air quality.
- Very poor air quality
- Six central Manaus neighborhoods, Industrial District II and five other municipalities
- Poor air quality
- Four Amazonas cities and eight other central Manaus neighborhoods
- Wildfire extent
- More than 30 municipalities in Amazonas
- Emergency status
- Federal government recognized an emergency in 36 Amazonas cities
- Firefighting aircraft
- Four aircraft were operating near Autazes
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