Taylor Swift postpones Rio de Janeiro show due to extreme heat

nme.com:

Taylor Swift has been forced to cancel today’s (November 18) show in Rio de Janeiro due to extreme heat. The announcement comes in the wake of the tragic news that a fan died yesterday (November 17) before her previous show in the city.

Writing on Instagram, Swift said: “I’m writing this from my dressing room in the stadium. The decision has been made to postpone tonight’s show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio.” “The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow performers and crew has to and always will come first.” Temperatures in the Brazilian city have broken records this week, with a daytime peak of 39.1C recorded on Friday.

The fan who died on Friday has been named as Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23. She was attended to by paramedics at the concert venue, before being taken to hospital, where she passed away an hour later.

It has been reported by Brazilian newspaper Fohla de S Paulo that she collapsed at the show and had a cardiac arrest. Swift wrote on Instagram of being “devastated” by the news, adding: “I can’t believe I’m writing these words but it is with shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show.” “I’m not going to be able to speak about this from stage because I feel overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it.