Taylor Swift announced she was postponing the rest of the Rio de Janeiro leg of her Eras Tour due to the sweltering heat wave in the Brazilian city.
The Associated Press reported a day before her first concert that despite Brazil still within the season of spring, the National Institute of Meteorology has already issued a red alert for the country's center-west, southeast, and parts of the north of a "high probability" of accidents due to the heat wave.
She also made the decision after she was informed a fan of hers, 23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides Machado, has died in hospital on Friday (November 17) due to the heat wave while attending Swift's concert at the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium.
As of writing, no immediate updates or context were provided by both Swift's publicist and the Time for Fun (T4F), the Brazilian organizer of the show, on when the rest of the singer's Rio leg would be rescheduled.
According to The Weather Channel, the cause of Benevides's death was not immediately known, but Friday's temperatures near the stadium rose to 37 degrees Celsius in the afternoon before dropping to the low 30s by 20:00, local time (23:00 UTC).
She also announced the decision to postpone the rest of her Rio tour at a later date, citing that the "safety and well being of [her] fans, fellow performers, and crew has to and always will come first."
Heat exhaustion happens when a person experiences dizziness, headaches, shaking, and thirst. While not serious, it is best that the person gets to cool down within 30 minutes.
A more serious condition is a heat stroke, when the body's core temperature goes above 40.5 degrees Celsius. It is considered a medical emergency and could lead to long-term organ damage and death.
Swift would also have three shows in Sao Paulo later this month.
