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From the second floor of her house, Onofra Alves Costa Rovai can see the Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Brazilian football legend Pele first took the world's

WITH HIS death, the conversation has not been about whether he was great but whether he was the greatest. Such is the universal recognition of the virtuosity, talent and flair of Pele, who has died this week at 82. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, 1940 in a municipality of south-eastern Brazil, his

Olcott, N.Y.: The repugnant administration/union blame game in “Plan to hire civilian outsiders riles jails” (Dec. 26) is so typical of the evil affecting the lives of many jail and prison inmates across America. These leaders bicker over politics while offering not one shred of care or concern for the 19 detainees who perished under their reprehensible, absentee watch. 19! Dead. The Rikers 19!

Ghanaian president pays tribute to Brazilian football legend Pele-

A nation is grieving the loss of its football idol, but recognises that Edson Arantes do Nascimento has a more complicated legacy