The whole town of Santos seems to have fallen into mourning for Pelé and flowers have been brought to his statue. Several Brazilians, from musician Gilberto Gil to Lula, who will become president, have expressed their condolences.
In Brazil, football legend Pelé is mourning Edson Arantes do Nascimento death.
In the Brazilian media, the football hero is called, as usual, the king and the best football player in history, among other things. One of the biggest magazines in Brazil Folha de São Paulo declares (you will switch to another service)that Edson Arantes do Nascimento died, but Pelé lives.
After the news broke, people have started to gather outside the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Globo-media reporter Bruno Gutierrez says on Twitter. Pelé played almost his entire career in the football club Santos FC, and a football legend supervisors (you move to another service) is scheduled to take place at Vila Belmiro Stadium.
According to news media Globo, Pelé’s body will be placed in midfield at the stadium where he scored a total of 288 goals.
Santos FC posted a low-key condolence message on Twitter: A picture of the crown with a text meaning “forever”.
The whole city of Santos seems to have fallen into mourning for Pelé. Also the journalist of the news media Globo Bruno Giuffrida tells on Twitter how people have gathered to leave flowers at Pelé’s statue.
Brazilian celebrities reminisce
The one who will become president on Sunday Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva wrote several posts on his Twitter account about Pelé’s death.
– I had a privilege that younger Brazilians don’t have: I saw Pelé playing on the spot, Lula writes.
Of course, Pelé was also remembered by football players. Perhaps the most famous soccer player in Brazil at the moment Neymar published his condolences on Pelé’s death On Instagram (you will switch to another service).
– Before Pelé, “10” was just a number, Neymar writes.
– But this beautiful sentence falls short. I would say that before Pelé, football was just a sport. Pelé changed everything.
Several former Brazilian players also remember Pelé on Twitter, such as Romário and Mengálvio.
– Edson Arantes do Nascimento made the world bow before his skills, writes Romário.
– Today we are not only fighting for football, but for the whole world! I thank God for the privilege of knowing you as a person, playing and making beautiful football history with you my great friend, Mengálvio says (you switch to another service).
The king of football is also remembered by other Brazilian celebrities. Music legends Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso note Pelé’s death on their social media and remember this as a music lover.
– Anyone who had the honor of seeing Pelé play knows that he turned football into art, Gil write on Instagram (you will switch to another service).
– A sad day for Brazil, Veloso writes on Twitter.
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