DJ runs off the stage after accidentally blasting herself in the face with a confetti cannon during a show in Brazil leaving her with first-degree burns

Flavia Ribiero, known as DJ Flavinha, was forced to make an embarrassing escape after her attempt to amp up the crowd backfired

Despite the searing pain, the fearless disc jockey returned to the stage and continued her set before eventually rushing to hospital when she 'couldn't take any more pain.'

DJ Flavinha was forced to make an embarrassing escape backstage after accidentally blasting a confetti cannon directly into her face

She suffered first-degree burns and cuts to her face following the blast, but returned to continue her set for another 20 minutes after the accident

A viral clip of the humiliating injury has been viewed by 10s of millions of people since it emerged online following the disastrous performance.

Footage of the blast shows DJ Flavinha first bringing out the confetti cannon as she amps up the crowd, unaware that her antics would soon backfire.

While her music set boomed in the background, Ribiero raised up the cannon to blast it over the crowd, seemingly clueless to the fact she was holding it the wrong way round.

After painfully firing the gas-powered device into her face, Ribiero is seen hastily running away from the shocked crowd and toward the back of the stage.

Following her embarrassing performance, the artist addressed the incident in a video to her 33,000 followers on Instagram.

Ribiero was seen in a clip the with bandages on her neck and several cuts to her face.

'My video is rolling everywhere. There was an accident,' she said.