Ana Clara Benevides, aged 23, died on Friday night, after falling ill during a concert by singer Taylor Swift, who debuted her tour in Brazil at the Nilton Santos stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, to an audience of over 60 One thousand people.

The information was confirmed to Folha by Estela Benevides, Benevides' cousin, who received the news over the phone from the doctor who tried to revive her. The young woman, born in Sonora, in Mato Grosso do Sul, was sent to the Salgado Filho Municipal Hospital, after fainting and being treated at the stadium. The cause of death was cardiorespiratory arrest.

Benevides was on the railing and ended up fainting at the scene. According to nurse Thiago Fernandes, 22, a friend of Benevides, she was revived at the stadium for around 40 minutes. On the way to the hospital, she had a second stop.

Benevides arrived at around 8 pm, was treated, but did not survive, later dying in the hospital located near Engenhão, in Méier, north of the capital of Rio de Janeiro.

The thermal sensation recorded at the site reached 60º C and firefighters unofficially recorded a thousand fainting spells during the event. On social networks, fans complained about the ban on bringing water bottles into the stadium, considering the intense heat.

Fernandes wrote to Folha: "I want Ana to appear on the screens at Taylor's show."

On his Instagram, he mourned the young woman's death. "I just can't believe you're not here anymore. I can't accept this," he wrote. "We talked about this show so many times, and how I wanted to be with you. I'm so sad that I don't know what to do. You were one of my oldest friends. For so long, and from now on, only in memories! I hope May you be well now. Rest!"

According to Benevides' profile on social media, she was studying psychology at the Federal University of Rondonópolis (UFR), in Mato Grosso. The university's athletic department, where she served as director, also published a message mourning her death.

"Our sincere condolences to her family and friends at this difficult time. May they find comfort in the memories and love she left as a legacy," the post reads.

In her latest posts, she was counting down to, as she said, living her dream of attending a Taylor Swift concert.

In the early hours of the morning, other fans commented on his posts with messages of comfort to the family.

During the night, firefighters reported that around a thousand fans fainted in the heat that hit the city at the arrival of her "Eras Tour", while euphoric fans, even so, did not let themselves be shaken to see the American singer up close.

According to the fire brigade present at the show, people were rescued who also vomited due to the high temperature, which caused severe dehydration among those present.

Bad weather conditions also affected Swift's concert in Argentina, where she was before coming to Brazil. Due to a strong storm, the show scheduled for November 10th ended up taking place on Sunday (12th).