Coffin of Brazilian footballer, who died aged 82, taken to cemetery near stadium where he began career
Pelé, who died last week age 82, scored most of his 1,283 goals for Santos football club and it was at a cemetery near the team’s Vila Belmiro stadium where he was laid to rest on Tuesday afternoon after an emotional three-hour procession through town.
Lula joined mourners on the pitch of the 16,000-capacity ground on Tuesday morning after jetting in from the capital, Brasília, where he was sworn in for a historic third term as president on Sunday afternoon. “He never let himself become carried away with his brilliance or with the glory. Even in his most glorious moments, like when he met the queen of England, he acted as he would when meeting a normal person on the street.”
“I’ve been here all night,” said Denis de Almeida Silva, a 43-year-old clothing store owner from São Paulo, as he emerged from the vigil. “He means so much to us as Brazilians. Wherever Pelé walked he represented Brazil. Edson Arantes do Nascimento might be gone. But Pelé will never die.” Thousands of residents of all ages poured on to the streets of Santos to shout their hero’s name and applaud as his coffin passed by.
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