With the high temperatures recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Taylor Swift opened the Brazilian season of “The Eras Tour”, directly from the Nilton Santos Stadium, Engenhão, on Friday night (17), stirring social media.
The pop diva, who took to the stage rocked by the euphoric screams of Brazilian swifties, made a point of saying “hello” in Portuguese and stating that this was the audience of her childhood dreams.
“This is the audience of my childhood dreams!” – Taylor Swift.#RioTSTheErasTour 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/2eHvJ1KHQI
— Update Swift Brasil (@updateswiftbr) November 17, 2023
The show, lasting more than three hours, celebrates the artist’s 17-year career and 10 albums – all represented by special costumes, sets and an impactful light show.
Tribute to Christ the Redeemer
Between one song and another, Taylor, who received a special screening at Christ the Redeemer after a virtual mobilization of fans, thanked them for the beautiful tribute.
“I couldn’t believe it when I saw it! I thought it was Photoshop because it couldn’t be real. It’s an honor, the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me. And the most incredible thing is that you managed it because you donated food and water. This is really cool”, he commented.
“There’s no way this is real! This has to be a montage. I feel completely unworthy of this honor.” – Taylor Swift about the projection made on Christ the Redeemer in her honor.#RioTSTheErasTour 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/JdVeeczznd
— Update Swift Brasil (@updateswiftbr) November 17, 2023
Faced with the intense heat, the artist even asked her team to distribute water to fans who spent the night in line with the intention of reaching the long-awaited fence.
Web reacts to the first show
On X (formerly Twitter), the artist’s name was included in the ranking of the most talked about topics on the network. There, fans reacted excitedly to the singer’s first performance in the country after 11 years.
Taylor rocked Rio de Janeiro, November 17, 2023, it was remarkable! What a mega show, structure, repertoire and a lovely vibe!✨✨✨✨✨
Totally Brazil, totally magical!
RJ became even more charming to me!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
That’s my new era!#RioTSTheErasTour— Thayná Duque (@ThaynaDuquesa) November 18, 2023
My God Taylor, I’m still impacted by everything I experienced at your show today!
— Vanessa (@VanessaRJ6) November 18, 2023
Others lamented and criticized the disorganization of the queues and the prohibition of basic items such as bottled water inside the stadium, despite the high temperature.
A CNN tries to contact T4F (Tickets For Fun), the company responsible for producing and organizing the show.
taylor I love you more than anything in this life, I waited 6 years for this show (I enjoyed it a lot and the show itself was beautiful) but this was literally the worst, best night of my life. I will never be able to explain everything I went through and felt inside (not as a good thing)
— paola 🪩 rj n1 (@favswiftay) November 18, 2023
The neglect of @T4F with the fans it was so big that Taylor’s own team was making WATER available to the fans.
T4F WE DEMAND RESPECT pic.twitter.com/i0RS9tfCJv
— Update Swift Brasil (@updateswiftbr) November 18, 2023
People, what a situation this Taylor show was in RJ, more and more stories of pure neglect, lack of organization and empathy
— cris VIU RBD (@venicest4rgirl) November 18, 2023
Taylor needs to remove that bad blood fire, I felt hot breath on the TOP chair, imagine on pp
Rio doesn’t allow this— beautiful n1 & n2 rj (@afterhaunted) November 18, 2023
man, I’m reflecting here on the cruelty of capitalism because banning people from carrying a bottle of water in such heat is incredibly evil
— lorena (@blowingshittup) November 18, 2023
the river with a thermal sensation of almost 60 degrees, taylor herself seeing people feeling sick and asking for water. Are there people leaving there in wheelchairs and are you worried about singing “louder”? You should worry about people getting out of there alive 😍
— vic ᶜʳᶠ (@lastcardign) November 18, 2023
Upcoming shows
With “The Eras Tour” the singer sings in the capital of Rio de Janeiro this Saturday (18) and Sunday (19). Afterwards, she will head to São Paulo, for shows at Allianz Parque, on the 24th, 25th and 26th of November.
Read the survival guide prepared by CNN for those who will enjoy the shows.
Source: CNN Brasil
I’m Robert Neff, a professional writer and editor. I specialize in the entertainment section, providing up-to-date coverage on the latest developments in film, television and music. My work has been featured on World Stock Market and other prominent publications.
