Taylor Swift doesn’t even say goodbye to fans when leaving hotel in Ipanema

Taylor Swift had already been in Brazil for a few hours this Thursday (17), when the Hotel Fasano, in Ipanema, began setting up its security scheme to welcome her. At lunchtime, around 1pm, protective bars were ready to be used as a way to contain the euphoria of fans, who arrived timidly throughout the afternoon.

Swift came to Brazil in her private jet and arrived at the hotel escorted by a convoy of six cars. Outside, Swifters, as their worshipers are called, began to form a small crowd singing their songs and proudly displaying tattoos that referred to songs and albums from the band. idol.

Security engineer, Rodolfo Santos has his arms covered with indelible tributes to the singer: in one of them, “Reputation”, the name of an album by the blonde; in the other, a knife, evoking “twisted the knife”, an excerpt from “Say don’t go”; the moon and the planet Saturn, in a reference to”to the moon and saturn”, a little piece from “Seven”. Rodolfo doesn’t show his face because he lied at work so he could escape and go to the show. Swifter, as it turns out, takes this fan thing very seriously.

For them, the wait under the 42-degree sun was worth it. “Wow, I didn’t even feel it, I’ll do everything for her,” said pharmacist Jennifer Nascimento, in a classic phrase from ultrafans. She came from Imperatriz, in Maranhão, with a group of friends and screamed with euphoria when the clock showed 5:20 pm. At this time, two black cars, with even blacker windows, left the hotel.

“It’s her!” shouted a fan of the pop star, one of the few who dared to come close to the car. The traffic was at a standstill, but the line quickly moved and Taylor sped away without saying goodbye to anyone. Military Police (there are two vans outside the hotel) and municipal guards monitored the movement from a distance.

Swift sings in Rio this Friday (17), Saturday (18) and Sunday (19), in shows at the Nilton Santos Stadium, Engenhão. The city has a hotel occupancy rate approaching 100% on these days, and will have reinforced security around where the presentations will take place. According to the state government, during the three days, more than 1,000 police officers will be on the streets near the stadium, starting at 1 p.m.