{"id":55096,"date":"2023-11-19T00:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T00:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/19\/taylor-swift-postpones-saturday-concert-in-brazil-following-fans-death-amid-dangerous-heatwave\/"},"modified":"2023-11-19T00:21:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T00:21:00","slug":"taylor-swift-postpones-saturday-concert-in-brazil-following-fans-death-amid-dangerous-heatwave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/19\/taylor-swift-postpones-saturday-concert-in-brazil-following-fans-death-amid-dangerous-heatwave\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Postpones Saturday Concert In Brazil Following Fan’s Death Amid Dangerous Heatwave"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Taylor Swift<\/strong>\u00a0canceled her second show in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday due to excessive heat and following the death of a\u00a023-year-old fan<\/a>\u00a0during her Eras Tour concert on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m writing this from my dressing room in the stadium. The decision has been made to postpone tonight\u2019s show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio,\u201d the singer said in a handwritten note posted on her Instagram account. \u201cThe safety and well being of my fans, fellow performers, and crew has to and always will come first.\u201d<\/p>\n

The circumstances as to how and why Ana Clara Benevides Machado died after seeking medical attention at Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium during Friday\u2019s show, have yet to be revealed, according to\u00a0The Associated Press<\/em><\/a>. Rio\u2019s public prosecutor has opened a criminal investigation and confirmed that Benevides\u2019s body was being examined.<\/p>\n

Following her death, thousands of concertgoers complained they were not allowed to take water into the 44,000-seat stadium despite searing temperatures that reached more than 102.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Federal authorities announced on Saturday that free water would now be available at concerts, but it was too little, too late.<\/p>\n

In a handwritten note shared on social media, Swift said she had a \u201cshattered heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s very little information I have other than the fact that she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young,\u201d Taylor posted on IG.<\/p>\n

The show\u2019s organizer, Time4Fun, said that paramedics took Benevides to a first-aid center and then to a hospital, where she died an hour later, in a statement from the Brazilian live entertainment company.<\/p>\n

Apparent temperature \u2014 a combination of temperature and humidity \u2014 hit 138 F Friday morning in Rio, the highest index ever recorded there.<\/p>\n

Rio de Janeiro Mayor\u00a0Eduardo Paes<\/strong>\u00a0said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the \u201closs of a young woman\u2019s life … is unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, Swift is set to perform in Rio on Sunday, with three more concerts scheduled for the following weekend in Sao Paulo that begin November 24. State prosecutors said in a statement that they will \u201cmonitor measures that seek to avoid new problems and guarantee the protection of the health of the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not going to be able to speak about this from [the] stage because I feel overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it,\u201d the singer wrote. \u201cI want to say now I feel this loss deeply, and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

With wire services<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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