Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is currently in the middle of the second leg of 'The Eras Tour'. The pop sensation is currently in Rio de Janeiro for her concert. The singer had to postpone her concert due to a fan dying shortly before her show on Friday. The decision was announced as thousands of fans were already at the stadium.
Brazil is currently in the middle of an unprecedented heatwave, which has set off massive health alerts. The authorities had advised civilians to stay in and stay hydrated as the heatwave posed a danger to life. The recorded heat index, which combines temperature with humidity, was 59.3C (138.7F) on Friday, followed by 59.7C (139.5) on Saturday.
Taking to Instagram, Taylor Swift said, "The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow performers, and crew has to and always will come first."
In Taylor Swift's statement, she exclaimed how she was 'devasted' over the death of the fan and how her heart was 'shattered'. "She was so incredibly beautiful and far too young," she added. "I can't believe I'm writing these words, but it is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show," Taylor Swift wrote.
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According to the reports by the organisers, Ana Clara Benevides Machado was 23 years old and had been looking for help when she started to feel unwell. Shee was soon transferred to the hospital, where she died an hour later.
As per the Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo, the cause of death was listed as cardiorespiratory arrest.
Taylor Swift even said that she would not be able to talk about it on stage because she felt too 'overwhelmed by grief' whenever she tried to talk about it. "I want to say now that I feel this loss deeply, and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends."
Taylor Swift said she had little other information about the death.
Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes shared a message on social media stating that the recent events were not acceptable. He requested the show's producers make various changes, such as adding more water distribution spots and increasing the presence of emergency services.
Brazil's Justice Minister, Flávio Dino, took to X platform to advocate for allowing fans to bring water bottles into the venues. He instructed T4F Entertainment, the company managing the Eras Tour in Brazil, to ensure that attendees have easy access to free drinking water.
This directive from the minister followed a situation where concertgoers were prohibited from bringing their own water bottles. Taylor Swift recently arrived in Brazil for her highly anticipated tour, which set a record, and the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro was lit up to welcome her to the country.
In light of recent events, Taylor Swift expressed her condolences in an Instagram post. The pop star is scheduled to perform two more shows in Rio before heading to Sao Paulo. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift had to cancel her previously planned performances in the country.
