Taylor Swift appeared to pay tribute to a fan who died before her Eras tour performance on Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after the city faced a heat wave.
Taylor Swift delivered a powerful performance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, possibly paying tribute to a fan, Ana Clara Benevides Machado, who died shortly before one of her shows.
During the concert, which faced a major downpour for its entirety, Swift sang her ballad « Bigger Than the Whole Sky » as one of her surprise songs and looked visibly emotional at the piano as she played.
The song includes lyrics like, « Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye/You were bigger than the whole sky/You were more than just a short time. »
Fans praised the singer for the supposed gesture toward Machado.
« You can clearly see she snapped back into professionalism walled herself up so she wouldn’t cry singing it. oh Taylor i get you sooooo much. i love you, » wrote one.
« I know Taylor said that she would never be able to talk about what happened but this was such a beautiful and special way to honour Ana, » said another.
« Instant tears, so heartbreaking, » added a third.
WATCH: TAYLOR SWIFT GETS EMOTIONAL SINGING ‘BIGGER THAN THE WHOLE SKY’ IN BRAZIL
Intense heat on Friday is speculated to have contributed to the death of Machado.
