Athlete of the Century Was Taken to Vila Belmiro Along Padre Anchieta Highway in an “Informal Parade” with Family Members
The body leather made he left the Israelite Albert Einstein hospital early this Monday (2) towards Vila Belmiro, where he will be veiled from 10:00. Taken by a hearse, the former player left the unit, which is located in the Morumbi region of São Paulo, at 1:58. About 10 Athlete of the Century fans stood at the door of the medical center and cheered him.
The descent from the mountain was done by the Padre Anchieta highway, but there was no road closure so that the football king’s body could be brought in exclusively. In turn, the Military Police promoted an escort with several thugs. Pelé’s relatives accompanied the car carrying the idol, in a sort of ‘informal procession’.
Members of Torcida Jovem, the main uniform of the Santos Futebol Clube, extended banners on the viaducts present in the route between the Einstein and the entrance to Anchieta.
The Athlete of the Century died last Thursday (29), due to multi-organ failure, resulting from colon cancer, which he had been battling for over a year. So that the wake ceremony could take place four days after his death, the former player’s body was embalmed.
The vigil will take place for 24 hours, without interruption. The closing will be at 10 this Tuesday (3), when the body will be carried in procession to the house of Pelé’s mother, Celeste, on channel 6, in Santos, and then to the Necrópole Ecumenica memorial cemetery, where it will be buried in a confidential ceremony to family members.
Pele leaves Einstein. The procession begins. The fans present applaud and please the King… #lancePELE pic.twitter.com/cY52M6nPYm
— Rafael Ribeiro (@rafaelemilianoo) January 2, 2023
Pele leaves Einstein. The procession begins. The fans present applaud and please the King… #lancePELE pic.twitter.com/cY52M6nPYm— Rafael Ribeiro (@rafaelemilianoo) January 2, 2023
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