The family of the Taylor Swift fan who died at an Eras Tour show in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month attended the singer’s show on Sunday.
Ana Clara Benevides Machado’s family and friends were invited to Swift’s final Brazil performance, per People. A photo of them posing with the singer was posted on multiple fan accounts on X.
Taylor Swift se encontrou com a família da Ana Clara Benevides antes do show de hoje, em São Paulo.#SaoPauloTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/Tz3MqmWelg
— Update Swift Brasil (@updateswiftbr) November 27, 2023
Swift had previously expressed her grief over Ana Clara’s death on November 17. The 23-year-old attended Swift’s concert at Estadio Nilton Santos during a heat wave. The outlet noted that she felt ill from the heat and was assisted by first responders before being transferred to a nearby hospital, where she later died.
Swift shared her thoughts about the incident on her Instagram Story.
“I can’t believe I’m writing these words, but it’s with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show,” the “Blank Space” singer wrote. “I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this. There’s very little information I have other than the fact she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young.”
Swift continued, “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. I want to say now I feel this loss deeply and my heart goes out to her family and friends.”
“This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil,” she added.
Ana Clara’s father, Weiny Machado, told Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, “I lost my only daughter, a happy and intelligent girl.”
“She was about to graduate in psychology next April, saving money,” Weiny said. “I have no words to express my pain. She left home to fulfill a dream and came back dead.”
The outlet noted that fans were prohibited from bringing water into the venue or having any water while waiting in line. The company that organized Swift’s Brazil shows, Time4Fun, is now under investigation for its role in the tragedy.
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A spokesman for the Civil Police Department of Rio de Janeiro told NBC News its consumer delegations department is probing the alleged “crime of endangering the life and health” due to not providing or allowing water in the venue, where thousands of fans were admitted amid the dangerously high temperatures.
Temperatures in Rio during the show were close to 102 degrees Fahrenheit, which felt more like 138 degrees due to the 70% humidity.
A video of Swift struggling to catch her breath during her Rio performance also made the rounds online.
Time4Fun CEO Serafim Abreu posted a video apology directed toward concertgoers who “did not have the best possible experience.”
“We know the enormous responsibility we have to organize an event of this scale, which is why we did not economize in our efforts or resources to follow the best global practices in our industry to guarantee the comfort and safety of all,” Abreu wrote.