On the frontline of raging fires in the Brazilian Amazon (dubbed)

The number of forest fires in Brazil has reached record levels – smothering cities and choking the Amazon.

A severe drought affecting more than 60 percent of the country has made the situation even more dangerous.

We’ve travelled deep into the Brazilian Amazon, where fires are raging across the whole region.

We joined a group of firefighters near Cujubim as they struggled to bring the flames under control.