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Taylor Swift has postponed a concert she was due to perform in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, after a fan died shortly before her show on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision came as thousands of people were already at the stadium as part of her record-breaking Eras tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posting on Instagram, Swift said: “The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow performers and crew has to and always will come first.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazil is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave, triggering health alerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities warned of the danger to life as temperatures in Rio reached 39.1C on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The US pop star’s show on Monday will still go ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement on Instagram, the pop star said she was “devastated” over the death of a fan and that her heart was “shattered”, adding: “She was so incredibly beautiful and far too young.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I can’t believe I’m writing these words but it is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show,” Swift wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the organisers, 23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides Machado had sought help at the stadium after feeling unwell. She was transferred to hospital but died one hour later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Brazilian newspaper Fohla De Sao Paolo, the cause of death was given as cardiorespiratory arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor Swift, 33, said she would not be able to speak about the incident from the stage because she felt “overwhelmed by grief” whenever she tried to talk about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added that this was “the last thing” she thought would happen when she brought the tour to Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swift said she had little other information about the death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In videos and pictures circulated on social media, Swift was later seen urging staff at the stadium to give water to fans during the concert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At one point, while singing All Too Well, she was seen throwing a water bottle into the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) that what happened was unacceptable and he had asked the show’s producers for several changes including extra water distribution points and more emergency services on standby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazil’s Justice Minister Fl\u00e1vio Dino also posted on X that fans must be allowed to bring in water bottles to the venues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He ordered the company organising the Eras Tour in Brazil, T4F Entertainment, to provide fans with free and easily accessible drinking water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister’s statement came after concert-goers were banned from bringing in their own water bottles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swift arrived in Brazil earlier this week for her record-breaking tour, with Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue illuminated to welcome her to the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The pop star is due to play two more shows in Rio before heading to Sao Paulo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swift had to cancel previously scheduled performances in the country because of the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She is coming to the UK in June 2024, where she will play Edinburgh, London, Liverpool and Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BBC says it has approached T4F Entertainment, for a response.<\/p>\n\n

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