Taylor Swift continues its successful presentation tour “The Era Tour” through South America, but his first show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, It ended with great sadness for the American singer: a fan died as consequence intense heat the temperature is over 40 degrees.
Ana Benevides He was 23 years old and studied psychology at the Federal University of Rondonópolis. The Taylor Swift fan I was looking forward to the concert and according to EM OFF it would have been a success Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium before noon to get a privileged view of the show, as close to the stage as possible.
Ana fainted while Taylor Swift sang the first few songs quickly moved to a care center installed in the stadium. The resuscitation maneuvers did not produce the results expected by the medical team present. The young woman could not resist the cardiac arrest and died immediately.
Taylor Swift, on her The Eras Tour.
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Taylor Swift is heartbroken over her fan’s death
After his first show in Rio de Janeiro Taylor Swift expressed his feelings in one Instagram story and she was totally touched by her fan’s death.
“I can’t believe I’m writing this, but it is true It is with a broken heart that I tell you we lost a fan tonight. I can’t tell you how devastated I am about this. “I have very little information other than the fact that she was incredibly beautiful and very young,” Taylor Swift’s post, written in her own handwriting, begins.
And he continues: “I won’t be able to talk about that on stage because I feel overwhelmed when I try to talk about it. I would like to say that I am very sorry for this loss and My broken heart goes out to his family and friends.. “That was the last thing I expected when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil.”
Taylor Swift expressed her sadness over her fan’s death on Instagram.
Last night was that first concert of the three which the 33-year-old artist planned in Rio de Janeiro after her successful stay in Buenos Aires.
Extreme heat wave and water shortage: The government investigates the death of a fan at the Taylor Swift show
After the death of Ana Benavides due to heat stroke, the Federal Justice Minister Flávio Dino announced an “immediate investigation”. linked to the Lack of water in these types of huge shows. According to Dino, “It is unacceptable that people suffer, faint and even die because they do not have access to water.”
According to various audience members of Taylor Swift’s show at Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium, Despite the high temperatures and the crowds, the organization prohibited entry with your own water bottles.
Brazil is experiencing a heat wave that has reached the country Temperatures of 40 degrees in Rio de Janeiro And Thermal sensations that reached 60 degrees in some parts of the city.