A viral video on social media showed Taylor Swift 'struggling to breathe' at her concert in Rio de Janeiro on Friday night, where the temperature reached 100°F
In the footage posted to TikTok, the singer appeared to struggle to breathe. The video captured a moment as she turned away from the audience at the conclusion of one of her popular songs to catch her breath
The clear cellphone recording captured her visibly gasping for air at the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium, with her mouth wide open, looking skywards.
The 11-second clip shows Swift taking seven hurried breaths before starting another of her hit songs.
According to her cousin, this worrisome moment happened just hours after the unfortunate death of a 23-year-old fan, Ana Clara Benevides, who reportedly passed away during Friday night's concert of Taylor Swift because of a cardiac arrest in the heat-ridden stadium.
On social media, Swift's fans shared their concern for the well-being of the beloved music icon.
One person said: As someone who lived in Vegas where it would STAY above 105 degrees for months, the heat is NO joke.
While a second said: The heatwave is supposed to end tomorrow. It was very atypical and I’m sure no one could have predicted how bad it would be when she set the dates. Canceling everything would be a tremendous pain for everyone involved.
A third said: She postponed today's show bc of the heat, I hope everyone is taking care of themselves and staying hydrated with the heat like that
Another added: She needs to change some of those outfits, like ditch some jackets and put her hair up or something this is just scary.
Someone else said: She pushes herself so much for her fans and I applaud her for that but she needs a break, especially in that heat.
Another video from Friday night's show captured Taylor tossing a water bottle to a fan in the audience. The fan's caption for the video reads : 'Taylor throwing a water bottle to a fan who needs help while singing All Too Well #RioTSTheErasTour.'
Before, a young woman, whose name Ana Clara Benevides, 23, a Taylor Swift fan, suddenly fainted and then passed away during a concert of the singer at the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos in Rio.
According to reports, temperatures in the stadium reached around 100 degrees Fahrenheit, leading to her cardiac arrest.
Taylor Swift interrupted the show at one point during the performance after realizing the high temperatures and ensuring that water was offered to members of the audience.
Before the incident, Swift was seen asking stadium officials to give audiences water in social media recordings.
"There are people that need water right here, maybe 30, 35, 40 feet back," she said pointing to a group on the floor of the arena.
"So whoever is in charge of giving them that, just make sure that happens. Can I get a signal that you know where they are? Do you see the phones?" Swift could be heard talking to her team off-stage as the crowd chanted: 'Water, water, water, water.'
Despite efforts, The celebrity later stated that Benavides died in the show, because of a cardiac arrest.
