Woman dies at Taylor Swift concert in Brazil amid extreme heat

A 23-year-old woman died at a Taylor Swift concert Friday in Rio de Janeiro. While the cause of death has not yet been revealed, the concert took place during extreme temperatures. In response to the death, Swift wrote that she was "overwhelmed with grief," and has postponed her two remaining shows in Rio.

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The reason people aren't allowed to bring something to drink is because it cuts down on concert profits.

[dulynoted]

Taylor Swift shouldn't have had to stop her show to ask anyone to make sure water was available in a place that made the conditions unsafe. Clean, safe water should never be considered a luxury. Good thing they can't capture all the air and sell it back to us.

[peet]

By the way, it was 140F inside the stadium, nearly 60C - I have a friend that went to the show, she said that nearly 1000 people passed out due to the heat. Not kidding, you can actually find about it on the news.

[lc]

I don’t understand why they didn’t allow the fans to bring in water bottles. Were they trying to have them spend money to buy water there?

[anamedina]

n Latin American countries, it is a rule not of the artist but of the event promoters, that drinks are not sold inside the venues, only those that they promote, in order to obtain more profits. but as I say IT'S A PROMOTER'S THING, THE ARTIST HAS NO IDEA ABOUT THAT SITUATION. In the case of Brazil, it surprises me that with the medical and public security services present, they did not prevent the emergency situation that existed, and forced (by law) the permitted entry of water, or demanded that there be water showers, as they did. they do in some parts of the world.

[Wes-xp]

Onde no Brasil foi realizado esse show? O Brasil é um país grande, igual em área ao continente americano.

[tiboregoldberger]

Okay okay it's a killer concert I have a very bad sense of humor 0:08

[RPINCo]

Give her the same energy you all gave Travis Scott. Blame her for everything. She knew fans would be out there in that heat and she didn’t stop or delay. This is her fault

[sabinasb]

Will she write a song about this issue?
Will she ever remember this happen on her concert as she wants to make more money? Nooo and

[Jazzfestn]

The world is imploding because of its OWN self-determination....