US EditionShakira Rio Concert: Construction Worker Dies From “Crushing Injuries” While Building the Stage
Crews were building the stage for a free concert expected to draw over 1 million people when the technician was crushed, organizers said.
- On Sunday, a technician died in Rio, Brazil, while constructing a stage for Shakira's upcoming free concert at Copacabana beach; the Brazilian state fire department, CBMERJ, confirmed the fatal incident occurred during assembly.
- The structure collapsed suddenly on the beach, and Antonio Marcos Ferreira told AFP: "Out of nowhere, we saw people running, and when we looked, the structure was on the ground."
- Part of the Colombian singer's Las Mujeres Lloran World Tour, the performance could draw over one million attendees, with crews preparing for weeks for the May 2 show.
- Concert organiser Bonus Track confirmed the fatality in a formal statement, stating: "Unfortunately, the technician passed away in hospital."
- Shakira previously canceled a show in Medellin, Colombia, at Atanasio Girardot Stadium after a stage roof malfunction posed safety hazards; Paramo Presenta noted damage that could compromise safety while assembling that stage.
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A construction worker who was helping set up for singer Shakira’s upcoming Brazil concert died in a stage accident on Sunday, concert organizers announced in a statement. Translated from Portuguese, the statement from the Todo Mundo No Rio concert said, “The event organizers confirm that an accident this Sunday afternoon (April 26th) tragically claimed the […]
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A construction worker helping to set up for Shakira‘s concert in Brazil died from “crushing injuries” that happened on site. A statement, translated from Portuguese, from the “Todo Mundo No Rio” concert organizers read: “The event organizers confirm that an accident this Sunday afternoon (April 26th) tragically claimed the life of a professional who was working on assembling the structures for the show. First responders provided initial care at …
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