Ana Clara’s mother speaks to “Fantástico” Reproduction about her daughter’s death
Ana Clara’s mother speaks to “Fantástico”Reproduction about her daughter’s death
Published on November 20, 2023, 8:28 a.m. | Updated on November 20, 2023 08:29
Rio The parents of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, a fan who died of an illness at singer Taylor Swift’s concert last Friday, spoke to TV Globo’s “Fantástico” about how they are dealing with the death of the girl, who was only 23 years old. According to the town hall, Ana Clara suffered a cardiac arrest.
“Its not clear yet. It’s difficult because you come to pick up your daughter… And she’s dead. This is difficult, difficult, really difficult,” José Weiny Machado told reporter Renata Ceribelli. Ana Clara’s mother Adriana, who still lives in Mato Grosso, spoke to the reporter online. “My daughter is my angel. God took her, but he took her at the happiest moment of her life, that was all she wanted, that was it. Mom, if I can’t go to this show, I’m going to die.” “She told me,” he said.
Attending Taylor Swift’s concert was a big dream for the psychology student, who agreed to go together with her friend Daniele Menin. She created a WhatsApp group called “Ana vai pro Rio” with her parents and informed them of everything that was happening there. It was the young woman’s first flight.
“There is the Rio Niterói Bridge, there is the Sugarloaf Mountain, there is Christ the Redeemer,” Ana Clara showed her separated parents in the group. Ana Clara’s parents were afraid of the trip because she didn’t know anyone in the city and also because of the violence.
“Then she said, ‘Mom, this is the show of my life,'” Adriana remembers. In one of the conversations, the mother asked her daughter to take care of herself and drink water. “’Mom, I’m going to eat a lot of granola bars because I’m going to be there for a long time. I want to be first in line, I want to be close to her, mom.’ I said, “Go, my daughter. You can do it.”
Ana Clara’s father said he received news of her death around 7 p.m. A doctor called him and told him what had happened to the young woman. “Then I heard nothing more. I dropped my phone there, my wife came to talk to me. I walked down the street. I was stunned, I didn’t know what I was doing. “I tried not to believe it, as I’m still trying not to believe it,” he said.
Ana Clara’s mother stated that the doctor said the treatment was quick and the medical team tried to resuscitate the young girl for at least 20 minutes.
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Daniele, Ana Clara’s friend who accompanied her to the show, said that the two arrived in Engenhão around 11 a.m. “We had a VIP package, you could get in a little earlier. It opened around 3pm so we queued for four hours. And then after the stadium until about 6:30 p.m.,” he recalled.
Ana Clara even posted a video outside the stadium complaining about the heat. “One o’clock in the afternoon, we’ve been here since 11 o’clock and we’re in trouble here. What to do? That’s it guys, there will be no glamor today. “It’s over,” said the young woman.
Last Friday, the day Ana Clara died, was one of the hottest days of the year in Rio, with temperatures reaching 40°C and a feeling of warmth approaching 60°C. “Everyone was sweating. Then, before the show started, some people left feeling unwell. They didn’t faint, but they carried it with them. Others left staggering,” Daniele said.
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Daniele said she felt bad at one point and Ana Clara told them to eat a protein bar. “We ate, got a little wet and were fine. It was fine,” he said. When the first song played at the show, the two hugged each other with happiness. In the second song, Ana Clara fell while they were jumping a lot.
“She fell on people. Then I don’t know where I got the strength from, I put it over my leg and they pulled it to the other side of the fence. I jumped after her and we ran to the post,” said the young woman, who heard the doctor say it was “code blue,” signaling that she had no pulse.
“They came in with the stretcher, put her on the stretcher and put her in the ambulance,” he recalled. Daniele accompanied her friend to the hospital emergency room and was called by the doctor, who warned her that the situation was serious and that she needed contact with her family. “I was desperate,” he said. “When the doctor spoke to Ana’s father, I realized she wasn’t coming back,” he added.
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Ana Clara Benevides’ family revealed that in addition to dealing with grief, she also has to deal with issues such as moving her body alone. “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,” complained Adriana, the mother.
Time For Fun, the organizer, only offered psychological help. Ana Clara’s father wants to know what caused his daughter’s death. According to him, it is still not known what caused Ana Clara’s cardiac arrest. The civil police said the report would be ready in 30 days.
Rio City Hall lamented the death of Ana Clara and said that the company contracted to put on the shows, in this case Time For Fun, was responsible for the events at the stadium. The company in question said it has contacted Ana’s family Clara and continues to have an open contact channel. According to Time For Fun, they are available to provide any assistance to the family.