hundreds of fans del Santos followed strong The funeral procession of Pelé, who left this Tuesday from the Vila Belmiro stadium and walked slowly through the streets of the Brazilian city of saints.
with a large black and white flags with messages in honor of Pelé, the “torcedores” (fans) of Santos they sang the song “a thousand goals, a thousand goals, only Pelé” to the sound of drums and timpaniand in the roar of fireworks.
The coffin of the legendary Brazilian striker is brought to a fire truck, where police officers in gala clothes are uploaded.
The procession will pass through the Santos promenade, the home of Pelé’s mother, Celeste Arantes, who just turned 100, and then return the same way to Ecumenical Necropolis Memorial Cemetery, near the stadium.
The cemetery, which occupies a tower similar to a residential building, can be seen from the windows on the west side of Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Pelé played more than 200 games with Santos.
Pelé died on Thursday in Sao Paulo, in 82 yearss, due to multiple organ failure caused by the development of a colon tumor that was detected a year ago.
The awake of the Brazilian star lasted 24 hours and brought together almost 230,000 soccer fans who came to pay tribute to him, according to Santos’ calculations, as well as authorities and personalities from the world of soccer, and who attended this Tuesday the new president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
