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01.01.2023

Brazil to enter three-day mourning period after Pelé's death before funeral in Santos

Brazil to enter three-day mourning period after Pelé's death before funeral in Santos
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has declared a three-day period of national mourning following the death of Pelé while the date of the funeral has been confirmed for Tuesday (January 3).

On Monday (January 2), a 24-hour wake is due to be held at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira, home to Santos FC where Pelé played from 1956 until 1974.

The following day, a procession carrying the coffin is set to take place through the streets of Santos before ending at the Ecumenical Memorial Necropolis cemetery where he is due to be buried in a private ceremony.

With regret the passing of a man, who through football, took the name of Brazil to the world,

wrote Bolsonaro, who is leaving office on Sunday (January 1).

He turned football into art and joy. May God comfort your family and welcome you into his infinite mercy.

Bolsonaro's successor, President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, wrote on Twitter that "few Brazilians carried the name of our country as far as he did".

The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro was lit up in the Brazilian colours to commemorate the life of Pelé 

Pelé, whose full name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, won the FIFA World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970 before his death at the age of 82.

He had been in a São Paulo hospital since November 29 for a respiratory infection and what was described as "re-evaluation of the chemotherapy treatment over colon cancer identified in September 2021".

He spent Christmas in hospital with his cancer worsening and also required treatment for heart and kidney problems.

After the announcement of his death, images of Pelé were projected on buildings across Brazil while tributes flooded in.

The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro and the arches of Wembley Stadium in London were lit up in Brazilian colours to commemorate Pelé's life.

Footballer Leo Lacroix holds a Brazilian shirt during a tribute to Pelé before an Australian A-League football match today 

FIFA has lowered the flags outside its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, as "a symbol of mourning and respect", while domestic leagues around the world are set to pay tribute to the Brazilian great in their upcoming matches through gestures including a period of silence or applause.

Pelé had a magnetic presence and, when you were with him, the rest of the world stopped,

said FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

His life is about more than football.

He changed perceptions for the better in Brazil, in South America and across the world.

His legacy is impossible to summarise in words.

Today, we all mourn the loss of the physical presence of our dear Pelé, but he achieved immortality a long time ago and therefore he will be with us for eternity.

Pelé scored 77 goals across 92 appearances for Brazil, making him the country's joint top scorer in men's international football alongside Neymar.

In 1999 he was named the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athlete of the Century, and in 2016 he was presented the Olympic Order by IOC President Thomas Bach in his home town of Santos.
 

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