The family of Ana Clara Benevides Machado — theTaylor Swiftfan, whodied before an Eras Tour show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilearlier this month — attended the singer’s Sunday show.
Swift, 33, invited Benevides Machado’s loved ones, including her father, Weiny Machado, to her final Brazil tour stop in São Paulo, a source close to Swift confirms to PEOPLE.
At Swift’s Sunday show, just nine days after Benevides Machado’s death, the late fan’s family watched the performer from what appeared to be a VIP tent, a fan-capturedclipshared on X shows.
Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty;Ana Benevides Instagram
The group of five wore matching shirts with Benevides Machado’s face on them during the show, as well as when they met Swift beforehand and posed for a photo with her. (Several Swift fan accounts shared thephotoon X.)
Ana Benevides died before Taylor Swift’s Nov. 17 concert.Ana Benevides Instagram
Ana Benevides Instagram
After learning of Benevides Machado’s death on Nov. 17, Swift shared a message about the late fan on her Instagram Story.
TheMidnightssongstress went on to say that she would not be able to talk about Benevides Machado during her concerts.
“This is the last thing I ever thought would happen when we decided to bring this tour to Brazil,” she added.
Taylor Swift wrapped up the Brazil leg of her Eras Tour on Nov. 26.Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty
Buda Mendes/TAS23/Getty
After his daughter’s death, Weiny, 53, told Brazilian newspaperFolha de S.Paulo, “I lost my only daughter, a happy and intelligent girl.”
“She was about to graduate in psychology next April, saving money,” Weiny said. “I have no words to express my pain. She left home to fulfill a dream and came back dead.”
According toFolha de S.Paulo, fans at Swift’s Nov. 19 Rio show claimed that they were not given any water while waiting in line for the concert even though the singer had postponed her Nov. 18 Rio show due to extreme heat.
In the same interview, Weiny said he wants clarification on whether fans were prohibited from bringing water into Estadio Nilton Santos on the day Benevides Machado died. (Temperatures reached 102 degrees on Nov. 17, perPBS.org.)
“I want to know if it’s true that they are prohibited from bringing water and neglected to provide assistance,” he told the outlet.
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Time for Fun, the company that organized Swift’s Brazil shows — and announced Benevides Machado’s death — is now under investigation.
Event organizers are expected to be called to testify and authorities have begun taking additional steps “to investigate the facts,” per the outlet.
source: people.com
