Two life-size bronze statues of Pele stand at entrance to soccer star's tomb

Record ID: 1705070

  • Title: Two life-size bronze statues of Pele stand at entrance to soccer star's tomb
  • Date: 3rd January 2023
  • Summary: SANTOS, BRAZIL (JANUARY 3, 2023) (REUTERS) TWO LIFE-SIZE BRONZE STATUES OF BRAZILIAN SOCCER STAR PELE STANDING AT ENTRANCE TO HIS TOMB SIGN READING “MEMORIAL SANTOS BRASIL”, PELE’S TOMB TOMB STATUES AT ENTRANCE OF TOMB VARIOUS OF STATUES TOMB STATUE VARIOUS OF TOMB ENTRANCE
  • Embargoed: 17th January 2023 19:01
  • Keywords: Brazil Funeral Grave Pele Soccer Tomb
  • Location: SANTOS, BRAZIL
  • City: SANTOS, BRAZIL
  • Country: Brazil
  • Topics: South America / Central America,Soccer,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA001019303012023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Two life-sized bronze statues of Brazilian soccer star Pele stood at the entrance of his tomb on Tuesday (January 3) following a private ceremony at the Ecumenical Memorial Necropolis cemetery in Santos, his hometown club.
    Emotional crowds watched as Brazil soccer legend Pele's coffin was driven through the streets of Santos on Tuesday on a fire truck, after 230,000 mourners, including the country's new president, filed past his open casket to pay homage.
    Pele died last week at the age of 82 after battling colon cancer for a year.
    His funeral procession left from the city's Vila Belmiro stadium, home of Santos Football Club, the team Pele played for from 1956 to 1974, scoring more than 1,000 goals.
    It departed after a 24-hour wake which saw fans queue for hours to pay their respects, even overnight, according to the club.
    (Production: Leandra Camera, Sergio Queiroz, Anna Portella)
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