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Extend through tomorrow morning. after the wake, a funeral procession will pass through the streets of santos. stefanno is covering this all for us. set the scene for us where you're at. >> reporter: abby, we have the privilege of witnessing two lying in state actually because while fred was talking from st. peter's basilica up in rome, here in santos pele is definitely considered a pontiff of the beautiful game, a pontiff of the beautiful game of soccer. it's quite a striking image seeing his wake take place in the middle of a soccer stadium, a place normally so full of chants and joy and of ...

Staple of brazilian sports life but also brazilian -- he was an ambassador and symbol for the country. was a mentor for so many soccer stars throughout the decades but at the same time i have a little trivia for you. the last match that -- the last soccer game that pele played in 1977 was in new york city. with the new york cosmos against the club here santos fc. so i think here we see this double -- this double condition of pele as being a global icon, an ambassador of the beautiful game, playing in new york at the old giants stadium, metlife stadium, close to where you are and erica, but a v...

Geopolitics. when one thinks of brazil, what does one think of? maybe the amazon. carnival. sember. but certainly on the top of most people's lists would be football, that's a legacy of pele.— would be football, that's a lea ofpele. , ., legacy of pele. -- samba. great comments _ legacy of pele. -- samba. great comments there, _ legacy of pele. -- samba. great comments there, thank- legacy of pele. -- samba. great comments there, thank you, . legacy of pele. -- samba. great| comments there, thank you, tim vickery, forjoining us. joining me now is our reporter emily brown, who's been taking a...

For all subsequent teams, and maybe even that world cup with those almost unearthly images from the mexican sunshine. significant, ithink, david, thatjust a few months before, we'd had the moon landing. similarly, almost surreal images. and at the time, the two achievements — man landing on the moon and brazil winning the 1970 world cup — it seemed natural to put them together. they both have an otherworldly quality about them. and pele was the leader of the pack. so, just 20 years after watching his dad in tears as a nine—year—old, he has changed football, and i think you could also a...

So much of the population is extremely young. how much of an inspiration did he remain on and off the field? i mean, in terms of inspiring people to play football, but also knowing who he was as that sort of national hero? yeah, he's... what do you think of when you think of brazil? you might think of the amazon rainforest. you may think of samba and carnival. you will certainly think of football. and that's because of pele. this is a nine... remember, pele is born 52 years after brazil abolished slavery and he becomes the undisputed global king of the game. that's an extraordinary story. it's...