Singer Ivete Sangalo shared a photo on Instagram this Friday (27/2) showing a bruise on her face from a fall after fainting at home due to vasovagal syndrome triggered by dehydration. She returned to the stage at Ginásio do Ibirapuera in São Paulo for her first performance since the incident. The 53-year-old artist joked about the situation in a humorous post.
Ivete Sangalo, known as Veveta, suffered a domestic accident on Wednesday (25/2), when she fainted at her home in Salvador (BA) due to vasovagal syndrome. The condition was triggered by severe dehydration caused by a bout of diarrhea, leading to a sudden drop in blood pressure and heart rate. The singer was admitted to a local hospital and discharged the next day, Thursday (26/2).
On social media this Friday (27/2), Ivete posted a photo of her face with a bruise and black eye from the fall. 'Só bora', she wrote, joking with the 'expectativa x realidade' trend in a lighthearted tone. In the dressing room at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, where she was performing alongside the Tabernacle Choir of the Temple Square, she shared the image without hiding the injury.
The show is part of the 'Canções de Esperança' tour and marks her return to the stage after the scare. Ivete detailed the diagnosis: 'Eu tenho... a gente tem um nervo vagal que fica aqui atrás da cabeça, e que tem um vago vagal que são esses desmaios, né? E, no meu caso, por conta da desidratação que eu tive, em função da superdiarreia'. She warned fans with a predisposition: 'Então, você que tem vago vagal, deixa de ser vagal e vai procurar um médico'.
Fans and celebrities responded with support in the comments. Pabllo Vittar wrote: 'Vai ficar boa logo rainha'. Rita Batista commented: 'Linda de qualquer jeito. Tá passando, vai passar'. Sabrina Sato stated: 'Te amamos muito Ivete', and Marcus Majella wished: 'Melhoras, meu amor'.
Ivete has another performance with the choir on Saturday (28/2). Vasovagal syndrome involves an exaggerated body reaction to stimuli, activating the vagus nerve, which controls automatic blood pressure and heart rate.
