Tragic Taylor Swift fan's dad says she 'left for dream and came back dead' after horror

Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23, died at the Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro on Friday while attending Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, and now her father is speaking out.

15:57 ET, Sun, Nov 19, 2023 | UPDATED: 17:00 ET, Sun, Nov 19, 2023

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The father of Ana Clara Benevides, who died at Taylor Swift’s concert in Brazil is opening up for the first time since his tragic loss.

Weiny Machado told Folha de São Paulo newspaper: "I lost my only daughter, a happy and intelligent girl. She was about to graduate in Psychology next April, saving money.

Mr. Machado spoke to the newspaper while calling for an investigation into exactly why his daughter died at Rio de Janeiro's Estadio Olimpico Nilton Santos.

"I want it to be found out whether they were in fact prohibited from bringing water, whether there was negligence in providing assistance."

"I know that the singer was handing out water to her fans, and that is absurd for an event of this size. Nothing will bring my daughter back, but I hope that, if negligence is confirmed, someone will be punished, so that this doesn't happen to anyone else."

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Taylor Swift wrote an open letter on Instagram (Image: Taylor Swift via Instagram )

The intense Brazilian heat even forced Taylor to postpone her Saturday night show.

She also penned a touching tribute to Ana on Instagram.

The organizers of the show, T4F, have been under fire amid claims that fans were not allowed to bring their own water into the stadium given the intense heat.

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RIP Ana

T4F announced new measures following Ana’s death.

"Given the forecast of an increase in the heat wave in the city, we inform you that we are reinforcing the special action plan carried out for the first day of the show, especially the provision of free water in the queues and at all accesses and entrances to the stadium and inside.

In this way, new free water distribution points will be available to the public during the event."

Taylor herself seemed to have issues with the heat on Friday night.

This is scary Taylor Swift looks like she was having trouble breathing

pic.twitter.com/aJDJ05pk8u
— Sal Gueli (@sal_gueli) November 19, 2023

After performing Bejeweled, Taylor appeared to struggle to regain her composure as she turned her back on her fans while trying to catch her breath.

"In 120 degrees I'm not f**king surprised. This venue is insane," wrote one fan on X (formerly Twitter).

Another expressed concern, saying: "This video is so scary and sad to see. I know it's probably due to the heat as to why Taylor is struggling to breathe but this is exactly how I look when I'm having a panic attack, I truly hope she's okay and looking after herself."