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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Constance Malleret

Must the show go on? Taylor Swift fan death highlights danger of live shows as Earth cooks

A firefighter cools off Taylor Swift concertgoers with a hose as they queue outside the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium.
A firefighter cools off Taylor Swift concertgoers with a hose as they queue outside the Nilton Santos Olympic Stadium. Photograph: Tercio Teixeira/AFP/Getty Images

In Brazil, a tropical country whose famed Carnival celebrations are held at the peak of summer, hot weather is not usually considered an obstacle to music events.

“For Brazilians, the heat is part of our identity construction … We’re a country that deals well with heat, we’re proud of that,” said Nubia Armond, a geographer at Indiana University Bloomington.

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