A crew member serving to to assemble the stage for Shakira’s upcoming live performance in Brazil has died following an accident on Sunday, in response to occasion organizers.
“The occasion organizers affirm that an accident this Sunday afternoon (April twenty sixth) tragically claimed the lifetime of knowledgeable who was engaged on assembling the constructions for the present,” occasion organizers mentioned in a press release shared to social media forward of Shakira’s Could 2 live performance in Rio.
“First responders supplied preliminary care on the scene, and the Hearth Division was instantly referred to as to move the affected person. Sadly, the skilled handed away on the hospital.
“At the moment, we’re offering all help, consolation, and solidarity to the accountable firm, its workforce, and the sufferer’s household.”
Staff put together the stage for a live performance by Colombian pop star Shakira at Copacabana Seashore in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, April 27, 2026.
AP Photograph/Bruna Prado
The native fireplace brigade (CBMERJ) confirmed to World Information that the crew member suffered “crushing accidents to his decrease limbs in a lifting system.”
“Firefighters from the ambulance of the third Marine Group (GMAR-Copacabana) instantly started pre-hospital take care of the sufferer, who was transported to Miguel Couto Municipal Hospital. Regardless of the efforts of the rescue groups, the dying was confirmed,” the assertion added.
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The state fireplace brigade confirmed to Reuters that the employee died after being injured throughout the meeting of a stage for a public live performance that includes the Colombian pop star in Rio de Janeiro.
Shakira has not addressed the accident publicly.
World Information has reached out to Shakira’s consultant for additional remark.
In a put up on Saturday, Shakira mentioned she was “Prepping so many surprises for you: visitor artists, new wardrobe, songs you’ll love to listen to.”
Shakira is ready to carry out on Saturday at what has change into a significant occasion in Rio de Janeiro, which has beforehand attracted thousands and thousands of vacationers to look at well-known performers current free concert events on Brazil’s iconic Copacabana seashore.
— with recordsdata from Reuters
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