Taylor Swift's Rio de Janeiro tour scarred by deaths, muggings, heat-related illnesses

Taylor Swift postponed a show in Rio de Janeiro due to extreme heat on Nov 18 after a fan died at the mega star's first Eras Tour concert in Brazil the previous night. Photo: AFP

The deaths of two people, heat-related illnesses and other misfortunes have left legions of Taylor Swift fans angry and disappointed in the three-day Rio de Janeiro leg of the pop superstar's Eras Tour, which concludes Monday night.

Gabriel Mongenot Santana Milhomem Santos, 25, a fan who had traveled from the country’s centre-west region to see Swift, was stabbed to death on a Copacabana beach about 3 a.m. Monday, Rio's police said in a statement.