Ana Clara Benevides was 23 years old and born in Mato Grosso do Sul; her death was confirmed by her family and the singer lamented: “I’m devastated”
With an audience of around 60 thousand fans, the first show of the tour “The Tour of the Ages” by the singer Taylor Swift in Brazil was marked by a tragedy on the night of this Friday the 17th. Ana Clara Benevides, 23 years old, was a fan of the artist and died before the start of the show which took place at the Nilton Santos stadium in River. The news was confirmed by family members.
“I can’t believe I’m writing these words, but it is with a broken heart that I say we lost a fan before my show,” Taylor wrote upon hearing the news after the show. The singer said she was shocked and didn’t have much information about the case, only that she was an “incredibly beautiful and very young” girl.
According to Estela Benevides, cousin of Ana Clara, the young woman from Sonora, in Mato Grosso do Sul, left “to fulfill a lifelong dream” in Rio de Janeiro and was 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 a cardiopulmonary arrest.
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 greetings on social media. After the singer’s note, Fernandes took to Twitter to say goodbye and also wrote: “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 of the moment and shouts of “Taylor, I love you”, before the news of the fan’s death, the singer had to interrupt the performance to ask her production team to bring water to the fans present among the public. . On social media, fans reported extreme heat and event organizers banned water bottles.
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 team appears handing out glasses of water to fans who were on the fence 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 take place on Saturday 18th. According to the Climatempo company, the temperature will increase further, the maximum expected for this Saturday in Rio is 42º, two degrees higher than Friday, which had a maximum of 40º and a thermal sensation of almost 60º.
OR Estadao I tried to contact the Tickets for funwhich produces the show in Brazil, but had not received any feedback as of this article’s last update.
In Sao Paulo the shows are scheduled for November 24, 25 and 26.
Source: Terra
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