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Authorities in Rio de Janeiro have launched an investigation into Time4Fun — the company behind Taylor Swift’s sweltering Brazil shows, including the one where a fan died amid intense heat. A spokesperson 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” of concertgoers at Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium on November 17. The massive concert venue, one of the first stops on the international leg of Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour, was packed with thousands of fans despite the scorching temperatures. That included Ana Clara Benevides Machado, who fell unconscious during the Grammy winner’s second song. Machado died at a hospital later the same night. While her cause of death ha...

Taylor Swift is mourning one of her fans after announcing that they died prior to her show in Brazil on Friday.“I can’t believe I’m writing these words but it is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show. I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this. There’s very little information I have other than the fact that she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young,” she wrote on Instagram following her Eras Tour concert in Rio de Janeiro.She continued: “I’m not going to be able to speak about this from 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 broken heart goes out to her family and friends. This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring t...

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Taylor Swift organizers under investigation following fan death

‘Devastated’: Taylor Swift Speaks Out On Fan Who Died Ahead Of Brazil Concert