[ad_1] A fan has died at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert in Brazil.The US pop star, 33, announced a young female died before her show in Rio de Jan
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A fan has died at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert in Brazil.
The US pop star, 33, announced a young female died before her show in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night, local time, at Estadio Nilton Santos Stadium.
Swift released an emotional tribute to the woman on her Instagram account hours after finishing the concert.
“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. I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this,” Swift wrote.
“There’s very little information I have other than the fact that she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young.
“I’m 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. I want to say now I feel this loss deeply, and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends. This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil.”
International media reports the woman who died was Ana Clara Benevides, 23, who fainted in the front row, which was performed in excessive heat.
She reportedly died after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Reports said the woman was resuscitated at the stadium for about 40 minutes, but she suffered a second cardiac arrest on the way to hospital.
Friends said Ms Benevides arrived at the stadium at around 11am (local time) according to reports, before Swift came on stage at approximately 8pm on a day when the temperatures hit around 40 degrees Celsius.
Unofficially, firefighters reportedly counted a thousand faintings during the event.
Fans complained on social media about not being allowed to bring water bottles into the stadium, and Swift stopped the show in order for water to be distributed among the crowd.
Swift is quoted as saying, “There’s people that need water right here, maybe 30, 35, 40 feet back.”
Swift was reportedly talking to her team off stage as the crowd chanted “water, water, water”.
Videos posted to X from the opening night of the tour show Swift in the middle of her set demanding staff fetch water bottles for dehydrated fans.
In one clip, the singer can be seen pausing playing the guitar before throwing a water bottle into the crowd.
Swift is set to perform two more shows in Rio on Saturday and Sunday.
An estimated 120,000 fans are set to attend across both nights.
More to come
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