Swifties raise money for family of fan who died at Brazil Eras Tour stop
Swifties banded together to help transport the body of the fan who died at Taylor Swift's concert in Rio
Taylor Swift fans in Brazil have helped raise money to transport the body of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, who died at Swift’s concert on November 17, from Rio de Janeiro to the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. A fan posted a video, reportedly from Benevides Machado’s mother, revealing they had reached their fundraising goal. “Thank God, a lot of people have donated,” she said in the video, translated by another fan. “Today I realize how loved my daughter was. From my heart, thank you all.”
Reports on Benevides Machado’s death suggest it was related to the heat, as fans complained of extreme temperatures inside the stadium where the Eras Tour was being held over the weekend. Swift, who tried to assist fans from the stage in getting water, posted about the situation on Instagram following her performance, writing that Benevides Machado had died before the show began. (However, per HuffPost, the fan’s cousin said she became ill at the beginning of the show, during “Cruel Summer.”) “I’m not going to be able to speak about this from the stage because I feel overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it,” Swift posted (per People). “I want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my heart goes out to her family and friends.” At the subsequent concert, the pop star performed “Bigger Than The Whole Sky,” a bonus track from Midnights about grief.
