1 of 2 Ana Clara Benevides Machado at the Taylor Swift concert. — Photo: Daniele Menin/Personal Archive Ana Clara Benevides Machado at the Taylor Swift concert. — Photo: Daniele Menin/Personal Archive
Other fans are mobilizing to help the young woman’s family finance the repatriation of the body to their hometown of Mato Grosso do Sul.
The body will be transported by plane to Campo Grande International Airport and then taken by car to the community of Sonora. The body is expected to arrive in the city this Monday (20) at 7 p.m.
The body is then taken to Pedro Gomes in the north of Mato Grosso do Sul and buried there. The arrival is scheduled for Tuesday (21) at 5 a.m., the funeral will take place at 9 a.m.
Ana Clara died on Friday (17), a day marked by high temperatures in Rio de Janeiro and criticism from fans of the organization of the event for denying entry to the public with bottles of water.
According to the city’s health department, Ana Clara suffered a cardiac arrest.
2 of 2 Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23 years old, studied psychology at the Federal University of Rondonópolis (UFR) in Mato Grosso Photo: Reproduction/Instagram Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23 years old, studied psychology at the Federal University of Rondonópolis (UFR), in Mato Grosso Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
“The people at the show who put it together are not supporting us in bringing it home. I know these things don’t even go through the singers, the artists don’t even know about them. But we wanted her” to help us bring her home. Because unfortunately we pay for everything. And my daughter hasn’t arrived yet,” Adriana said.
The family confirmed to g1 that they had to take out loans to finance the transfer of the body to Mato Grosso do Sul.
Other fans of the American singer are trying to support the family.
Luiza Santa Maria from Update Swift Brasil, who is alone on
She says that on the day of Ana Clara’s death, several fans reported problems with the structure and the heat in Engenhão.
“We learned that her family is not receiving any support. We became aware that the family had to take out a loan to finance the repatriation of Ana’s body,” emphasized Luiza.
The young woman emphasizes that the aim is to provide comfort so that relatives and friends can mourn, and not to absolve the organizers of responsibility in any area.
“We are creating this task force because it could be any of us, unfortunately this is the reality. A lot of people were there, a lot of people reported the terrible conditions, the terrible support in the stadium and the producer,” said Update Swift Brasil representative.
g1 contacted Time for Fun, the organizer of Taylor Swift’s shows in Brazil, but did not receive a response as of the last update of this report.