Ana Clara Benevides Machado passed away amid the heat wave; Rio de Janeiro reached a thermal sensation of 59.3°C
The debut of The Eras Tour in Taylor Swift in Rio de Janeiro ended in tragedy. Ana Clara Benevides Machadojust 23 years old, died on Friday night, the 17th, after suffering a cardiorespiratory arrest, as reported by the Municipal Health Department. The causes of death continue to be investigated.
According to the friend of the psychology student, Daniele, Ana Clara began to feel ill during the performance of the second song on the setlist of Swift. “In the second song she simply passed out. Then we took her out with the help of the security guards and ran to the support post in the stadium. They attended to her and took her to the ambulance”, he told the G1.
The young woman’s death occurred amid a heat wave with very high temperatures. This Friday, the thermal sensation was 59.3°C in Rio de Janeiro (via UOL).
Repercussion
Note from Taylor Swift
I can’t believe I’m writing these words, but it’s with a broken 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. I don’t have much information, other than the fact that she was incredibly beautiful and very young. I won’t be able to say anything about her from the stage, because I feel overcome with grief when I try to talk about it.
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Note from T4F
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23 years old. Last night [sexta, 17], Ana Clara felt unwell and was promptly attended to by the team of brigade members and paramedics, being taken to the medical station at the Nilton Santos Stadium for first aid protocol. Given the situation, the medical team chose to transfer him to Salgado Filho Hospital, where, after almost an hour of emergency care, he unfortunately died. To the family and friends of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, our sincere condolences.
Note from the mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes
The loss of a young woman’s life yesterday at the show in Engenhão is unacceptable. Obviously, we are still finding out more details about the circumstances of what happened. In any case, I have already ordered the Executive Chief of Operations of the municipality to demand action with the production of the show.…
— Eduardo Paes (@eduardopaes) November 18, 2023
Note from the Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino
I instructed the National Consumer Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Wadih Damous, to adopt the appropriate measures – STILL TODAY – regarding reports of prohibition or lack of availability of WATER for consumers who went or will go to shows during this immense wave of…
— Flávio Dino 🇧🇷 (@FlavioDino) November 18, 2023
The Consumer Secretariat of the Ministry of Justice will adopt immediate measures, with the publication of emergency rules and notifications, today, about ACCESS TO WATER at shows and other public events. It will also adopt measures relating to responsibilities for…
— Flávio Dino 🇧🇷 (@FlavioDino) November 18, 2023
Source: Rollingstone
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