Brazilians bid final farewell to Pelé with 24-hour wake and coffin procession
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Football fans started arriving at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in the early hours of Monday to pay their last respects.
Santos, Brazil, Jan 2 (EFE).- The wake for Brazilian soccer icon Pele, who died late last week at age 82, began on Monday so that his Brazilian fans and others could pay tribute to the fabulous forward, considered by many around the world as the best soccer player in history. The wake is being held …
People traveled to say goodbye to The King before his funeral procession on Tuesday.
Football fans started arriving at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in the early hours of Monday to pay their last respects.