“We have made the decision to postpone today’s show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio. The safety and well-being of my fans, colleagues and team must and will always come first,” he wrote. Eduardo Paes says there will be a new date on Monday 20th
Taylor Swift has postponed the show that would have been held in Rio de Janeiro this Saturday, the 18th, due to “extreme temperatures in Rio”. It would be the second show of his tour in Brazil. The announcement was made by the singer on Instagram at 5.30pm this Saturday, approximately two hours before the scheduled start of the show. Part of the audience had already entered the venue.
With an audience of around 60 thousand people, the first show of the tour “The Eras Tour” in Brazil was marked by a tragedy on the night of Friday the 17th. Ana Clara Benevides, 23, died at the start of the show at the Nilton Santos stadium in Engenhão.
“I write this from my locker room at the stadium. We have made the decision to postpone today’s show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio. The safety and well-being of my fans, my colleagues and my team must and will always come first.” , Taylor wrote on Instagram on Saturday.
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, said on Twitter that there will be a new date on Monday the 20th. Information about the new date has not yet been confirmed by either the artist or the organization.
“I just received a report from the managers of Taylor Swift’s show. There are two factors that lead to the postponement of the show from today to Monday. First of all, the artist seems unwell due to what happened yesterday. In fact, the temperature in Rio de Janeiro it is very high, there is a lot of medical assistance. I want to ask those who have not yet arrived in Engenhão to obviously turn around, do not leave the house. Those who are in Engenhão can continue with full tank. Don’t worry, the organization will see how this entry is valid for Monday. If it cannot be valid, we will find a way to reward people. Very calmly, we are activating the agencies here,” Paes said.
Taylor Swift concert postponed to Monday pic.twitter.com/opBtp4zrbK
— Eduardo Paes (@eduardopaes) November 18, 2023
The singer also has a third show scheduled in Rio, on Sunday 19th. In Sao Paulo, shows are scheduled for November 24th, 25th and 26th.
OR Estadao He followed, throughout the morning and afternoon of this Saturday, the long queues and the entry of fans into Engenhão, despite the fear after Friday’s death and the intense heat of the city. Rio this Saturday saw record heat for the year, with temperatures reaching 43.8ºC.
Fans were allowed in with bottles of water and many of them were already waiting on site. The gates to the premium track opened at 3pm and the other sectors at 4pm.
According to Estela Benevides, Ana Clara’s cousin, the young woman was born in Sonora, in Mato Grosso do Sul, and left “to realize the dream of a lifetime” in Rio, very “excited and happy”. It was the first time the psychology student had taken a plane.
Ana was rescued before the start of the show after fainting on the railing in front of the stage, inside Engenhão. She was taken to hospital, but she did not survive. “We still don’t know the exact cause of death. Only that it was very hot and she had been in line for hours,” the cousin said.
According to Estela, the young girl’s parents left Pedro Gomes (MS) heading to Rio this Saturday morning, the 18th, to bring her back to the city. “Not the way we wanted,” she said Estadao. “Our family is in shock. It’s incredible. (…) He left a huge mark on people’s lives.”
Ana’s friends, such as nurse Thiago Fernandes, 22, left their farewell on social media. “I’m Ana, you were noticed by your idol, unfortunately in a sad way. But you will be remembered FOREVER.”
This is how I will remember you! I have adored you since the day I met you, in fact I only moved into your house when we were 11, know that I will always adore you. I just can’t believe you’re not here anymore. I can’t accept it. pic.twitter.com/Uc3FiSxy16
— a little dramatic (@thxaguito) November 18, 2023
The Valhalla Academic Association of Athletic Psychology of the Federal University of Rondonópolis, of which Ana Clara was part as director, also expressed regret for the death of her colleague. “He is gone leaving a huge void in our hearts,” she wrote.
Taylor Swift said in her note that she couldn’t speak right now because she wasn’t feeling well. “I want to say now that I feel this loss deep in my heart for her family and her friends,” she said and continued: “This is the last thing I wanted to happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil “.
During the show, amidst the euphoria and shouts of “Taylor, I love you”, the singer had to interrupt the performance to ask her production team to bring water to the fans in the audience. On social media, fans reported extreme heat and event organizers banned water bottles. On site there was only the sale of drinks.
moment when Taylor herself interrupts the show to ask them to bring some water for the fans pic.twitter.com/fjHvnmIE4R
— nala (@folkcruels) November 18, 2023
In the videos, the singer’s production appears handing out glasses of water to fans who were on the railing near the stage at the artist’s request.
I wanted to say that TAYLOR’S TEAM WAS REALLY FUCKED UP WITH THE GRID PEOPLE all the time and his foreign team was always very worried, but also terrified by the amount of people who felt bad #RioTSTheErasTour #TheErasTour pic.twitter.com/MVbO1YijHV
— Gaby (@swiftiebugada) November 18, 2023
justice
The social media fallout reached the top five trending topics from X, formerly Twitter, in the early hours of the morning. The singer’s fans are asking ‘Justice For Ana’ and the event’s organizing company, Tickets For Fun, to distribute water during upcoming shows.
I only realized this negligence now, after the show, and the only thing I can feel is anger.
With heat like this, they have banned the entry of bottled water and, as a result, inside the stadium a small glass costs R$ 10.00.
T4F WE ASK FOR RESPECT
— carol (@carolzaghetti) November 18, 2023
This Friday’s show was the artist’s first of three shows in Engenhão. The next one will be this Saturday, 18th. According to the Climatempo company, the temperature will increase further. The expected high for this Saturday in Rio is 42ºC, two degrees higher than Friday, which had a high of 40º and a thermal sensation of almost 60º.
In Sao Paulo the shows are scheduled for November 24, 25 and 26.
T4F, organizer of the event, published a statement in which it informs that it will promote “the free supply of water in queues and at all accesses and entrances to the stadium and inside”. Check it out in full below:
Source: Terra
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