Rio de Janeiro
Oppressive heat kills Swift fan: A fan died of apparent heatstroke on opening night of the Brazil leg of Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour last week. Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23, collapsed after waiting eight hours in 108-degree temperatures—with a heat index of 140—to enter the packed, 60,000-seat stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Medics revived Benevides briefly, but she died shortly afterward at a hospital. “I feel this loss deeply,” Swift said on social media, “and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends.” The concert the following night was postponed because of continued heat. Performances resumed the next day after temperatures dropped to the 80s, but some ticket holders, many of whom had traveled to Rio from hundreds of miles away, could not make the rescheduled date. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes ordered the stadium to add more water stations to the venue, as no outside bottles are allowed in.