Tearful Taylor Swift paid tribute to a young fan, who tragically succumbed to the extreme heat on Friday, while returning to the stage in Rio de Janeiro.

While seemingly paying her respects to Ana Clara Benevides, 23, the pop star sang her heart-wrenching track, Bigger Than the Whole Sky, about unimaginable grief and heartache as the show’s second surprise song.

‘Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye / You were bigger than the whole sky / You were more than just a short time,’ the 12-time Grammy winner, 33, crooned while visibly choked up. ‘I’m never gonna meet / What could’ve been, would’ve been / What should’ve been you / What could’ve been, would’ve been you.’

Other emotional lyrics included: ‘No words appear before me in the aftermath/ Salt streams out my eyes and into my ears/ Every single thing I touch becomes sick with sadness.’

Emotional: Tearful Taylor Swift paid tribute to a young fan, who tragically succumbed to the extreme heat on Friday, while returning to the stage in Rio de Janeiro for the first time since her death

Brave face: While seemingly paying her respects to Ana Clara Benevides, 23, the 33-year-old pop star sang her heart-wrenching track, Bigger Than the Whole Sky, about unimaginable grief and heartache

Devastating: On Friday, Ana Clara Benevides, 23, fainted in the front row and was given CPR by doctors at the scene but failed to revive her

In response to a TikTok video, uploaded by a fan under the username @tswift_22, Swifties applauded the performance that they perceived to be ‘for Ana.’

‘She played it for the girl who d.ied, I’m gonna cry,’ one wrote.

Another speculated: ‘She played her heart out on that piano, you can tell she was doing it all for Ana.’

Others pointed out how Swift ‘was crying’ as she sang and you could ‘hear’ Swift’s raw emotion as she grieved for her fan.

On X (previously known as Twitter, one fan commented: ‘I can feel her hurt, the impact of what happened. Her voice… her emotion.’

‘I already have immense respect for @taylorswift13 but after tonight’s surprise song, it has tripled. That must have been so hard for her to perform, for the original meaning and why she chose to play it tonight,’ another fan raved.

On Friday, Benevides fainted in the front row and was given CPR by doctors at the scene but failed to revive her.

She was transported to a hospital, where she suffered a second cardiac arrest and di.ed.

Earlier during the show, Swift, who had to postpone Saturday’s show due to sweltering temperatures, expressed gratitude to all her attendees for braving the record-breaking heat and rain to support her.

‘Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye / You were bigger than the whole sky / You were more than just a short time,’ the 12-time Grammy winner crooned while visibly choked up. ‘I’m never gonna meet / What could’ve been, would’ve been / What should’ve been you / What could’ve been, would’ve been you’

Reeling: Other emotional lyrics included: ‘No words appear before me in the aftermath/ Salt streams out my eyes and into my ears/ Every single thing I touch becomes sick with sadness’

‘Taylor Swift did a beautiful job honoring all the Swifties taken too soon,’ one fan tweeted

‘I already have immense respect for @taylorswift13 but after tonight’s surprise song, it has tripled. That must have been so hard for her to perform, for the original meaning and why she chose to play it tonight,’ another fan stated

‘I knew she was going to do it but [three sobbing emojis], she’s amazing,’ another tweeted with the hashtag #RIPAnaBenevides

‘I had to isolate to sob,’ another admitted

‘Really hard weekend for Taylor. This song was the right choice and the hardest, I’m sure,’ another tweeted. ‘The pain was at the surface during the performance’