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Taylor Swift has issued a heartbreaking statement after she discovered that a fan had tragically died before her Brazil concert got underway on Friday night.The pop icon's Eras Tour continued in Brazil's Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos as the city came under a heat warning.The popstar, 33, said her heart was 'shattered' as she confirmed the devastating news when she released a heartfelt statement after the concert ended.The hitmaker took to the stage in Rio de Janeiro for yet another sold-out stadium show but as soon as Taylor was off-stage, she took to Instagram to share the awful news with her 276 million followers. Announcing the sad death of a Swiftie, Taylor penned: "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 Swift has penned an emotional tribute to a young female fan, who died before her Eras show in Rio de Janeiro on Friday evening.

wrote on her Instagram Story.“I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this. There’s very little information I have other than the fact that she was so incredibly beautiful and far too young.”Swift said she will not be speaking about the tragic news when she takes the stage Saturday night as she feels “overwhelmed by grief when I even try to talk about it.”“I feel this loss deeply and my broken heart goes out to her family and friends,” she went on.

Listeners of Philadelphia’s Q102 won’t be hearing any Taylor Swift music this weekend: The popular radio station says the city’s football team needs no distractions prior to its game against the Kansas City Chiefs (and Swift beau Travis Kelce) Monday night.

Eras Tour to the city — and he’s strongly considering it. “Dear @taylorswift13 fans, I’m going to ask dear Father Omar to see if we can get this honor,” Paes recently addressed fans on X after the Taylor Swift Brasil fan account’s rendered proposal went viral.“He’s the guy who runs the projections at @cristoredentor! In the meantime: his Instagram is @padreomaroficial,” he added, translated from Portuguese.

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Taylor Swift in Brazil have been preparing for her arrival ever since the Latin American dates for her ‘Eras Tour’ were announced, and it seems a major tribute awaits the acclaimed singer, as it was revealed by the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes.SABRINA CARPENTER GIVES LIONEL MESSI A SHOUT-OUT DURING TAYLOR SWIFT’S ‘ERAS TOUR’ IN ARGENTINATAYLOR SWIFT HAS BEEN SHOWING OFF HER SPANISH IN ARGENTINA“Dear [Taylor Swift] fans. I’m going to ask dear Father Omar to see if we can get this honor,” he wrote on social media, sharing a photo of the Christ The Redeemer statue, considered one of the seven wonders of the world.

Taylor Swift is a lot like Carmen San Diego.The popular singer, who was just nominated for six Grammy Awards, is currently in the globetrotting era of her ‘Eras Tour’ and for those wondering “Where in the world is Taylor Swift,” the answer this weekend is Rio de Janeiro, BR.From Friday, Nov. 17 through Sunday, Nov.

Taylor Swift has postponed tonight’s Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires due to what she called “truly chaotic” weather, a description that might also apply to the media frenzy with the arrival in Argentina last night of Travis Kelce.

Taylor Swift has debuted a new outfit for the South American leg of the Eras Tour!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Series Mania Institute, the first school entirely dedicated to series, and Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), Wednesday announced launch next year of Serial Bridges, a workshop event, in France and Taiwan. The first workshop will begin in March at Series Mania (Mar. 15-21, 2023, 2024) in Lille, France, and conclude at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest in November 2024. The Serial Bridges workshop is open to six writer-producer duos with a series project.

Marcelo Cajueiro “A Batalha da Rua Maria Antonia,” directed by Vera Egito, nabbed the main Redentor prize for fiction film at the 2023 Rio de Janeiro International Film Fest which wrapped this year’s edition last weekend, consolidating its position as South America’s largest fest and world’s main showcase of Brazilian productions. The fest held the world premieres of 40 Brazilian features and four TV series.

Netflix‘s highly-anticipated Senna biopic series has rounded out cast.

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Gisele Bündchen spent some joyful days with her family. In a new post on Instagram, Bündchen provided a highlight of some of the time she spent at home, in Brazil, alongside her family, including her five sisters. Gisele Bündchen opened up about the emotional toll of her marriage’s dissolution from Tom BradyGisele Bündchen has no regrets regarding Tom Brady divorceThe photo is a part of an Instagram carousel of photos that showed Bündchen making the most out of her time in Brazil, including taking a close look at the statue of Christ the Redeemer, located in Rio de Janeiro.

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has announced details of his first solo album in nearly two decades and detailed a 2024 tour.‘The Mandrake Project’ is Dickinson’s first solo album since 2005’s ‘Tyranny Of Souls’ and will arrive in 2024.Also next year, he will head out on a tour of Mexico and Brazil.In a statement about the album, Dickinson said: “This album has been a very personal journey for me and I am extremely proud of it. Roy Z and I have been planning, writing and recording it for years, and I am very excited for people to finally hear it.“I’m even more excited at the prospect of getting out on the road with this amazing band that we have put together, to be able to bring it to life.”He added: “We’re planning to play as many shows as we can in as many places as possible, for as many people as we can! As for what ‘The Mandrake Project’ actually is… all will be revealed soon!”No firm details of the album, including tracklist, artwork or exact release date, have yet been revealed.See the 2024 tour dates below.APRIL 202418 – Guadalajara, MX @ Diana Theater20 – Mexico City, MX @ Pepsi Theatre24 – Curitiba, BZ @ Live Curitiba25 – Porto Alegre, BZ @ Pepsi On Stage27 – Brasilia, BZ @ Opera Hall28 – Belo Horizonte, BZ @ Arena Hall30 – Rio De Janeiro, BZ @ QualistageMAY 20242 – Ribeirao Preto, BZ @ Quinta Linda4 – Sao Paulo, BZ @ VibraLast year, Iron Maiden shared a mini-documentary from their recent ‘Legacy Of The Beast’ tour, taking fans inside the mammoth shows’ production with Dickinson as their guide.During the tour, the frontman was forced to physically remove a stage-invader, and called attendees out for smoking weed in the crowd.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “Fast X” has zoomed its way to streamers. The 10th installment in Universal’s high-octane franchise, which came out in May, is now available to stream on Peacock.

Carlos Saldanha’s Disney comedy series How to be a Carioca will screen for the first time at the Iberseries & Platino Industria event in October.

wed his girlfriend Alba Baptista in an intimate, at-home ceremony on Saturday surrounded by close friends and family. According to Page Six, Evans, 42, and Baptista, 26, asked the star-studded assembly — which reportedly included Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner — to sign NDAs as well as forfeit their phones before entering the “locked down” event.

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Brazil has long been a laboratory for sonic innovation, synthesizing the unique musical traditions of the country’s diverse population. At the cutting edge is baile funk, a sound that stems back decades but evolves in new directions at a lightning-fast rate, reinventing itself as a genre as unexpectedly as the beat switches.

Bruna Marquezine is without a doubt one of the rising talents in Hollywood. Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, the 28-year-old actress started her career as an actress at the young age of 8.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Now on its fourth year, the Santiago Film Festival’s Morbido-Sanfic Lab features an ever more diverse selection from Ibero-America. As Morbido founder-CEO Pablo Guisa said of this year’s edition: “It has projects from multiple countries, several produced or directed by women as well as one LGBTQ-themed project and, for the first time, a documentary.” Vampire creatures abound in this crop.

Camila Morrone opened up about her experience in Brazil, after visiting the country for the first time. The 26-year-old actress explained to Vogue that she wanted to capture the beauty of the Latin American country and the warmth of the Brazilian people, as she prepared to attend Carolina Herrera’s 2024 Resort Show in Rio de Janeiro.“The show is at a beautiful outdoor venue in Rio—it’s very tropical here,” Camila explained to the publication, admitting that she wanted to have the perfect look for the exclusive event.

Blizzard Entertainment revealed that Overwatch 2 is on its way to Steam as the first of a selection of its games that will leap over to the platform.Originally, Overwatch 2 was only available for PC through Blizzard’s own digital distribution service, Battle.net. “As we’ve evolved, the industry has evolved too – gaming is no longer just for specific communities as it was when Battle.net launched over two decades ago,” read a press release on the announcement.In order to “break down barriers” for new and veteran Overwatch 2 players, the hero shooter will launch on Steam on August 10.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Over the past weekend, the Weeknd broke London Stadium’s record for highest attendance with his two-night stand at the venue on Friday and Saturday, which drew 160,000 people to his “After Hours Til Dawn Tour.” The tour also holds the record for highest single-night attendance for any show at the stadium with 80,000 fans. According to promoter Live Nation, the tour has already sold more than 2 million tickets for its European and forthcoming South America and Mexico dates — and 200,000 for both England and France. The sold-out 2022 North American leg of the stadium tour grossed more than $148 million dollars. The global tour has now grossed over $350 million dollars to date.

Taylor Swift law’ has been introduced to address ticket scalping in Brazil after the singer announced international dates for her ‘Eras’ tour earlier this week.The pop sensation took to social media this week to share a list of new dates added to the previously announced international shows in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil.On Thursday (June 22), the singer then added a sixth show in Rio de Janeiro, but a Brazilian lawmaker has now taken steps to address scalpers which could result in four years in prison.Simone Marquetto, a member of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies representing São Paulo – where swift is due to play three shows – introduced the bill last week, with scalpers also facing penalties of up to 100 times the original ticket price. That means fines could reach BRL 600,000 (£98,600).“I have an 11-year-old at home, and this is all they’re talking about at school.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Milan-based events creator Marco Balich has choreographed and produced a record-breaking 14 Olympic ceremonies, including for the 2006, 2014, 2016 and 2020 Olympics respectively held in Turin, Sochi, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.  More recently, Balich and his team created the spectacular ceremony for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup for which he liaised directly with Qatar’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.  His Balich Wonder Studio has now partnered with global content giant Banijay, which has taken a 51% stake in the outfit he created in 2013.

Astrud Gilberto, known for her sultry song “The Girl From Ipanema,” passed away at 83. Gilberto, which popularized Brazilian bossa nova in the United States in the 1960s, has over four decades of musical and recording career.Despite working with celebrated musicians like Gil Evans, Stanley Turrentine, James Last, and George Michael, “The Girl From Ipanema,” written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, is her biggest success.Gilberto was married to João Gilberto, known as the father of the bossa nova.

Quincy Jones, George Michael and more.News of her death was broken by her granddaughter, Sofia, who announced the update with a post on Instagram. “I’m here to bring you the sad news that my grandmother became a star today, and is next to my grandfather João Gilberto,” she wrote (as translated from Portuguese).“She was a pioneer and the best.