Ana Clara Benevides Machado died as a result of fighting against the extreme heat during Taylor Swift's concert in Brazil.

  




Following the loss of a fan at the last Rio De Janeiro event who passed away from acute heat-related concerns, Taylor Swift makes her second appearance back on stage in Sao Paolo. Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23, passed away at a hospital on Friday, 17th of November  just one hour after visiting the stadium for medical assistance. Officials from the organisation said that after losing consciousness, she experienced a cardiac arrest during a severe heat wave that saw temperatures  of 36 Degrees Celcius  with a thermal sensation of 41 Degrees Celcius. 


Fans of the American artist paid tribute to Ana Clara Benevides Machado, the fan who passed away during Taylor Swift's performance in Rio de Janeiro. On Wednesday night, the student's face was displayed on the large screens of Times Square, New York, in the United States. This Thursday (23), about a week after a fan lost her life. T4F, the organisation in charge of the singer's appearances in the nation, released a statement regarding the incident.

T4f statement regarding incident

Fans of singer Taylor Swift and others touched by the young woman's tale covered the cost of Ana Clara's body transfer. An online effort on social media helped to gather the necessary funds. The American singer's family and admirers contributed R$30,000 in less than 12 hours. Her mother praised Ana Clara Benevides Machado for the assistance.









The fan's death Tribute in Times Square in NYC

Taylor Swift offered her condolences to the family of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, The singer held a meeting with the family of Benevides Machado on Sunday before to her performance at Allianz Parque in São Paulo, Brazil. The family posed for pictures backstage with Swift, who was sporting a sparkling red leotard, while sporting T-shirts with a likeness of Benevides Machado. Later, the pictures were circulated on social media.The singer said on Instagram, along with her other words, "devastated... overwhelmed by grief.", "This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil." 

  Picture of Taylor swift and the family of Ana Clara Benevides Machado

In the first concert, Taylor Swift appears to be interrupting the act by  tossing water bottles to the crowd. The tour is expected to smash records with one billion dollars in revenue, Despite this, the concert will still be  postponed the Saturday performance due to Rio's extreme heat.  Experts warn that prolonged exposure to the heat or strenuous physical activity may result in heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and heat ramps. The heat index in Rio hit a high of 138 degrees Fahrenheit. Moreover, during her performance in Brazil during a heat wave Taylor Swift seemed to be having trouble breathing.  

The music venue declared that there will be drastic changes due to the horrific consequences from the last concert in Rio.  In the following concerts they expanded free water distribution station, hiring extra medical personnel,   significant policy change which permits attendees to carry sealed water containers for the remaining performances. For singer Taylor Swift's three performances in São Paulo, the police will be following a stronger security plan. The flow of spectators between the Barra Funda terminal and the event site will be one of the police's main concerns. Along the route, there will be designated parking spots for vehicles. Improvements to the road system were done as a result of the crowding of people and large queues. 



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References : 

Sanchez, R. (2023) Taylor Swift meets with family of fan who died at her concertTaylor Swift Meets with the Family of the Young Fan Who Died at Her Concert. Available at: https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a45952989/taylor-swift-meets-family-fan-died-ana-clara-benevides-machado/ (Accessed: 08 December 2023).

Moreira, R. (2023) Fã Que Morreu em show de taylor swift recebe Homenagem na Times Square; Veja VídeoG1. Available at: https://g1.globo.com/ms/mato-grosso-do-sul/noticia/2023/11/23/fa-que-morreu-em-show-de-taylor-swift-recebe-homenagem-na-times-square-veja-video.ghtml (Accessed: 08 December 2023). 

By G1sp (2023) São Paulo Tem Esquema de Segurança para shows de Taylor Swift; Veja Mudanças no TrânsitoG1. Available at: https://g1.globo.com/sp/sao-paulo/noticia/2023/11/23/sao-paulo-tem-esquema-de-seguranca-para-shows-de-taylor-swift-veja-mudancas-no-transito.ghtml (Accessed: 08 December 2023).

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