Death of a fan at Taylor Swift concert: see the international repercussions

Ana Clara Benevides died after falling ill during the artist’s first performance in Brazil. Vehicles such as the BBC, The Guardian and The Independent have covered the case. The singer said she was “devastated” by the news

The death of a fan at the concert Taylor Swift in Rio de Janeiro, this Friday the 17th, became the most searched “Entertainment” topic on Google in real time, in the United States, this Saturday morning, the 18th. Ana Clara Benevides, 23 years old, could not resist after feeling ill before of the American singer’s first performance in Brazil. International press vehicles, such as the BBC, The Guardian, The independentHollywood Reporter, Vulture, reported the case.

The British The Guardian they highlighted the “unsanitary conditions” due to high temperatures and reports of water shortages in the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium, Engenhão, in Rio. The thermal sensation in the city on Friday broke a record and reached almost 60ºC, according to the city hall. On Friday the 17th the temperature was 41.4ºC.

Foreign media also mentions Taylor Swift interrupting her performance to ask her fans for water: she was filmed throwing bottles at the audience. On USA Today, the article about Taylor Swift’s request to provide water to fans has become one of the most relevant on the site.

The death of Ana Clara Benevides made headlines on the Hollywood Reporter magazine website. “Taylor Swift says she is ‘devastated’ by fan’s death before her concert in Brazil,” the headline notes. In the text, the article also comments on reports from fans on social media regarding the lack of water and high temperatures.

The BBC highlighted the open letter that Taylor Swift wrote on social media after discovering the news of the fan’s death and said it had little information on the cause of death. However, like other media outlets, it mentioned the video of the singer throwing a water bottle at the audience. Look down.

Taylor Swift didn’t go on the pedestal of “All Too Well” to bring water to her fans. pic.twitter.com/YW1UHQoZEc#RioTSTheErasTour

– Update Swift Brasil (@updateswiftbr) November 18, 2023

Understand the case

With an audience of around 60 thousand people, the first show of the tour The Turn of the Ages by the singer Taylor Swift in Brazil was marked by a tragedy on the night of Friday the 17th. Ana Clara Benevides, 23 years old, was a fan of the artist and died before the start of the show at the Nilton Santos stadium, Engenhão, in River.

“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 after hearing the news after the show. The singer said she was devastated and didn’t have much information about the case. She also stressed that the girl herself was “incredibly beautiful and very young”.

Tickets for Fun, responsible for organizing the show in Brazil, mourned the death and said it supported the young woman. According to a company note, the woman was “promptly assisted by the fire brigade team and paramedics and was taken to the medical centre” of the stadium. The young woman was then taken to the Salgado Filho hospital, where she died after almost an hour of treatment.

The company was target of criticism due to organizational problems and the ban on fans bringing their own water to the stadium, but has not yet commented on these complaints.

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 in the early hours of this Saturday, 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 “.

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

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

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 maximum temperature forecast for this Saturday in Rio is 42ºC.

In Sao Paulo the shows are scheduled for November 24, 25 and 26.

Source: Terra

Earl

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