Taylor Swift postpones Rio concert after fan death

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67465742

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.

The decision came as thousands of people were already at the stadium as part of her record-breaking Eras tour.

Posting on Instagram, Swift said: "The safety and well-being of my fans, fellow performers and crew has to and always will come first."

Brazil is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave, triggering health alerts.

Authorities warned of the danger to life as temperatures in Rio reached 39.1C on Friday.

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Wow, that's horrible news :'( . My condolences to the friend and family of the fan who passed away.

While the postponement of the event will no doubt come as a disappointment to her many fans, I'm sure they'll understand that it's for their own safety.

My heart pours out to the dead fan and her family Taylor is a good woman, looking out so much for peoples’ safety. She sets a positive example for the girls of today. We all gotta keep looking out for each other! I am proud of her. And that fan, I hope she is in heaven now, too…

I read about the heat over at rio that day. Wow, I wonder how anyone can survive over there….(plus I can barely handle heat indexes past 90, myself, so I don’t wanna think about it!)