Taylor Swift honours Brazilian fan who died before Rio show
Concertgoer suffered cardiac arrest last week amid record temperatures during singer’s Eras tour
Taylor Swift postponed a show in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday because of the extreme heat
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Taylor Swift paid tribute to a fan who died before a concert in Rio de Janeiro as she returned to the stage in Brazil on Sunday night.
Ana Clara Benevides, 23, died of a cardiac arrest on Friday after being taken unwell at the venue.
The concert was being held during a heatwave in Brazil. A heat index, which combines temperature with humidity, reached 59.3C, the highest ever recorded, as more than 40,000 fans filled the cavernous stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
As the show began at the sweltering Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos, fans — who were not allowed to bring liquids into the venue — could be heard chanting that they needed water. At one stage Swift could be seen throwing a bottle of
