SANTOS, Brazil — Brazilians bid a final farewell this week to football giant Pele, starting Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his long-time team, Santos. The oceanside home …
SANTOS, Brazil — Brazilians bid a final farewell this week to football giant Pele, starting Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his long-time team, Santos.
Known as Vila Belmiro after the neighborhood where it is located, the black-and-white stadium has a capacity of 16,000 people. The parade will pass the house of Pele’s mother, 100-year-old Celeste Arantes, who is unaware that her world-famous son has died. His death sparked a global outpouring of tributes, with his native Brazil holding three days of national mourning.Wreaths of flowers left by his fans have brought a splash of color to Vila Belmiro, which houses a bust and a statue of the football great.
At the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro, a giant poster with Pele’s image bears the word “eternal.” Security will be strengthened at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo ahead of the expected arrival of throngs of athletes,Pele had been hospitalized at the Albert Einstein Hospital for a month until his death on December 29.
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