Glossary

queimada

Published 8 November 2026, 20:08
queimada — burning off what has been cut but not gathered into piles

Using fire spread across the ground to renew pasture or burn off stubble. On days of "very high" and "maximum" fire risk it is banned altogether; on other days it is allowed only with the câmara's permission and in the presence of a person qualified in controlled burning or a team of firefighters or forestry workers. Each such burn must be recorded on the ICNF platform.

Where you come across it. Pasture, a field after harvest, a large overgrown plot.
This is not the same as burning piles: the rules for a queimada are stricter and the fines higher, and on a high-risk day it is a particularly serious offence.
Official website: sgifr.gov.pt/queimadas