The Family of late Ana Clara Benevides, a 23-year-old woman who, on November 17 at Taylor Swift’s Rio de Janeiro concert attended the singer’s final show in São Paulo, Brazil. Ana’s cause of death was listed as cardiorespiratory arrest, according to Brazilian newspaper Fohla De Sao Paolo.
Taylor previously said she was “devastated” by Ana’s death.
“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,” Taylor wrote on social media. “I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this.”
Taylor also said that she would not be able to address the incident from the stage because she felt “overwhelmed by grief” while trying 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,” she said.
Taylor recently posted a video on TikTok singing the song “Bigger Than the Whole Sky” in what appears to be a tribute to Ana. In the video, Taylor looked visibly sad as she sang the lyrics, “Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye / You were bigger than the whole sky / You were more than just a short time.” The song also includes the lyrics, “I’m never gonna meet / What could’ve been, would’ve been / What should’ve been you / What could’ve been, would’ve been you.”
“No words appear before me in the aftermath/ Salt streams out my eyes and into my ears/ Every single thing I touch becomes sick with sadness,” the lyrics say.
Rio de Janeiro is currently in the midst of a significant heatwave. Recently, a video surfaced showing Taylor appearing to struggle for air while performing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Friday, November 17th.
