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☆ Rio police investigate Taylor Swift concert organizers after fan's death
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A couple protect themselves with an umbrella for high temperatures, as they wait before the Taylor Swift concert, following the death of a fan due to the heat during the first day concert, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 18, 2023. The police will investigate whether entertainment firm Time for Fun (T4F) (SHOW3.SA) committed the crime of endangering human life or health. Ana Clara Benevides fell ill last Friday, on the first night of Swift's Rio tour in Rio, and later died in hospital. Police have also launched a separate investigation into the cause of Benevides' death, which has not yet been concluded. The firm's CEO Serafim Abreu acknowledged on Thursday that the concert organizers could have taken "alternative actions" to help fans cope with the extreme heat.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Pilar Olivares, Taylor, Ana Clara Benevides, T4F, Serafim Abreu, Swift, Rodrigo Viga Gaier, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, DE, Police, T4F, Thomson Locations: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, DE JANEIRO, Rio, U.S, Sao Paulo

☆ Organisers of Taylor Swift's Rio shows say they could have taken 'alternative actions'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSAO PAULO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Organisers of the Brazilian leg of Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" acknowledged on Thursday they could have taken more measures to help fans cope with the extreme heat they faced last week in Rio de Janeiro. T4F's (SHOW3.SA) statement follows a last-minute postponement of Swift's performance last Saturday in Rio due to record breaking heat after a fan died in the sweltering conditions a day earlier. "We recognise we could have taken some alternative actions in addition to all the others we have done," T4F Chief Executive Serafim Abreu said in a video posted on social media. On the first night of Swift's tour in Rio last Friday, 23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides fell ill and later died in hospital. The extreme conditions led the U.S. pop star to postpone her concert the following day just two hours before she was to go on stage.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Pilar Olivares, Taylor, Serafim Abreu, Ana Clara Benevides, Abreu, Nilton Santos, Ana Clara, Ana Clara's, Swift, Gabriel Araujo, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, SAO PAULO, Nilton, T4F, Thomson Locations: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio, U.S, Sao Paulo

☆ Taylor Swift Fans Gather for Cooler Rio Show After Fan’s Death
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Taylor Swift fans headed to her eagerly expected show in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, the first concert since a fan died in sweltering conditions that led to a last-minute postponement of Saturday’s performance. Fans outside the Nilton Santos stadium were apprehensive after the previous night’s postponement but expected the show to go ahead. "There was the cancellation yesterday, I was a bit apprehensive about today, but I hope everything goes well. On the first night of Swift’s "The Eras Tour" in Rio on Friday, 23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides fell ill and later died in the hospital. Saturday’s postponement, which Swift announced just two hours before she was on stage, angered many fans who had already made the journey, some from different states and countries, to the stadium.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Nilton Santos, Iasmin Moreira Oliveira, Ana Clara Benevides, T4F, Swift, Victor Guimaraes, Sergio Queiroz, Marcela Ayres, Chris Reese Organizations: RIO DE, Reuters, Nilton, National Institute of Meteorology Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, Rio, Brazil

☆ Taylor Swift fans gather for cooler Rio show after fan’s death
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A girl poses next to a photo of singer Taylor Swift, before a concert, following the death of a fan due to the heat during the first day concert, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 18, 2023. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares Acquire Licensing RightsRIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift fans headed to her eagerly expected show in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, the first concert since a fan died in sweltering conditions that led to a last-minute postponement of Saturday’s performance. Fans outside the Nilton Santos stadium were apprehensive after the previous night’s postponement but expected the show to go ahead. Saturday’s postponement, which Swift announced just two hours before she was on stage, angered many fans who had already made the journey, some from different states and countries, to the stadium. Reporting by Sergio Queiroz, Writing by Marcela Ayres, Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Pilar Olivares, Nilton Santos, Iasmin Moreira Oliveira, Ana Clara Benevides, T4F, Swift, Victor Guimaraes, Sergio Queiroz, Marcela Ayres, Chris Reese Organizations: REUTERS, DE, Nilton, National Institute of Meteorology, Thomson Locations: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, DE JANEIRO, Rio

☆ Fan dies at Taylor Swift show in sweltering Rio de Janeiro
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A young Brazilian fan of U.S. singer Taylor Swift died in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night after falling ill inside the superstar's sweltering concert venue amid a record-breaking heatwave across large swathes of Brazil, prompting the government to mandate the provision of water during the tour. Swift said Benevides died "before my show" but Benevides' friends told local media that she became ill after the concert began. Swift is scheduled to perform in Rio on Saturday and Sunday followed by three shows in São Paulo between November 24 and 26. On Thursday, Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue welcomed Swift to town ahead of her first set of concerts. The more serious version is heat-stroke, when the body's core temperature goes above 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.6 degrees Celsius).

Persons: Taylor Swift, Ana Clara Benevides, Nilton Santos, T4F, Salgado, Swift, Benevides, I'm, Flavio Dino, Wadih Damous, Rio's, Marcela Ayres, Gabriel Stargardter, Jason Neely, Diane Craft Organizations: RIO DE, Nilton, Hospital, Justice, Twitter, National Consumer, Thomson Locations: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazilian, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio, São Paulo

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