What would seem to be one of the most special nights for thousands of people has turned into one of the most horrible concerts due to a tragedy that happened while Taylor Swift was on stage in Brazil.
According to the information that is coming out recently, many fans had a terrible time, as the temperatures that arrived in the country reached more than 60 degrees, causing many people to be in a very complicated moment due to the great heat that was felt.
On November 17, 2023, Taylor Swift gave her first show in Brazil, where unfortunately, a fan named Ana Benavides died of cardiac arrest due to the high temperatures that were reached, where it was even caught on camera how Taylor Swift left the stage with a cold cloth on her forehead to try to calm the enormous heat she was feeling.
De acordo com a Folha de S. Paulo, bombeiros relatam que em torno de mil fãs desmaiaram no calor de sensação térmica de 60ºC graus que castigou o Rio de Janeiro na chegada da "Eras Tour", de Taylor Swift. #RioTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/s8QPJwGujn
— PAN (@forumpandlr) November 18, 2023
As well as the misfortune experienced by the 23 year old Ana, according to reports, more than 1000 people fainted due to dehydration and missing water, as reported through social networks, the venue had water for sale, which made even the singer Taylor Swift along with her team to give free water to the audience who had to endure the enormous heat.
According to Folha de S. Paulo, firefighters report that around a thousand fans fainted in the 60ºC thermal sensation that hit Rio de Janeiro at the arrival of Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour”. #RioTSTheErasTour
Apparently the venue was not in the best conditions to accept all the people that were there:
The Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium has spaces and areas for promote air circulation in the stands and on the tracks. All of them were covered by siding, which greatly hampered the ventilation of the room. Even with a milder temperature outside, those who were at the show experienced a thermal sensation of 62 C.
O Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos possui em sua estrutura vãos e áreas para
promover a circulação do ar nas arquibancadas e nas pistas. Todas elas estavam cobertas por tapume, o que prejudicou – e muito – a ventilação do ambiente. Mesmo com uma temperatura mais amena do lado de… pic.twitter.com/dpYtBOThBa— Igor Paiva (@atheon_apex) November 18, 2023