Vila Belmiro stadium gets ready for Pele's funeral

Record ID: 1704748

  • Title: Vila Belmiro stadium gets ready for Pele's funeral
  • Date: 1st January 2023
  • Summary: SANTOS, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (JANUARY 1, 2023) (REUTERS) AERIAL SHOT OF SANTOS STADIUM/ BANNERS ON STANDS READING (Portuguese): “Live king Pele, 82 years.” (MUTE) STATUE OF PELE NEAR STADIUM TRUCK TRANSPORTING BARRICADES FOR CROWD CONTROL VARIOUS OF VENDOR OF PELE T-SHIRTS BARRICADES AROUND STADIUM BUST OF PELE AND STATUE WITH WREATHS OF FLOWERS VARIOUS OF FAN POSING NEXT TO STATUE VARIOUS OF FAN HOLDING HAND MADE SIGNS WITH PELE’S PICTURE (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PELE FAN, ANTONIO DA PAZ, SAYING: “This is an event of sadness, we are coming here but it is a moment of sadness. Pele left many memories for the Brazilian people. Pele left millions of people from Santos spread throughout our country, Pele was the creator of our Brazilian football.” FAMILY POSING WITH PELE’S BUST VARIOUS OF FLOWERS AND DRAWINGS NEXT TO PELE’S STATUE (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PELE FAN, ROBERTO SANTOS, SAYING: “The expectation is great, the whole world will be here. Pele does not need any kind of presentation, this loss we had was great, Pele for us is everything, he was gritty, he is art.” VARIOUS OF DOG WEARING PELE T-SHIRT (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) PELE FAN, ROBERTO SANTOS, SAYING: “(I'm going to stay here tomorrow) all day, 24 hours a day, from 10 am to 10 am the next day, Pele deserves it.” VARIOUS AERIAL SHOTS OF STADIUM (MUTE)
  • Embargoed: 15th January 2023 22:14
  • Keywords: Brazil Ceremony Government Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Lula da Silva Pele Presidential palace Swearing in
  • Location: SANTOS, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
  • City: SANTOS, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
  • Country: Brazil
  • Topics: South America / Central America,Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA001985201012023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Ahead of the massive funeral expected for soccer great Pele, fans begin to gather on Sunday (January 1) near Vila Belmiro stadium on the eve of Pele's funeral, in Santos.
    Flowers, t-shirts, drawings, and banners pay tribute to the sports icon who died at the age of 82 after battling colon cancer for just over a year.
    Pele's death has unified Brazil, a country starkly divided by a bruising presidential election.
    Outgoing far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, who leaves office on Sunday, declared three days of mourning.
    Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Pele's given name - died on Thursday at 3:27 p.m. local time (18:27 GMT) "due to multiple organ failures resulting from the progression of colon cancer associated with his previous medical condition," the hospital said in a statement.
    Pele's wake will take place on Monday (January 2), only after the inauguration of President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, in the center of the field at the stadium of Santos, his hometown club, which experienced a cloudy and rainy Friday morning.
    Brazil's incoming president, who takes office on Sunday, is expected to attend the ceremony on Tuesday (January 3) morning, but no final decision has been taken yet, two sources close to Lula said.
    (Production: Lais Morais and Diego Vara, Gerardo Gomez)
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