Brazilian idol Pele rests in golden tomb in luxurious mausoleum in Sao Paulo
FILE PHOTO: Legendary Brazilian soccer participant Pele speaks to journalists throughout an exhibition on the nation’s previous World Cup participations entitled “Brazil, a rustic, a world” on the Ulysses Guimaraes Conference Heart in Brasilia on December 17, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photograph
The memorial devoted to Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele, is an opulent mausoleum the place the stays of the Brazilian idol relaxation in a strong gold coffin on the outskirts of Sao Paulo.
The tomb the place “O Rei” was buried after his dying from superior colon most cancers is on the primary ground of the Memorial Necropole Ecumenica vertical cemetery, thought-about the very best on this planet, positioned lower than a kilometer from the Vila Belmiro stadium of his beloved membership Santos.
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With a stadium-like setting, photographs of followers within the stands, artificial turf on the ground, and a small painted sky on the ceiling, the room the place the three-time world champion is laid to relaxation options two life-size golden statues along with the gleaming coffin.
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FILE PHOTO: Basic view of the mausoleum of Brazilian soccer legend Pele on the Memorial Necropole Ecumenica cemetery REUTERS/Carla Carniel
The golden tomb is adorned with a cross on the prime and two panels on the edges, recreating the a thousandth objective and the well-known fist-in-the-air celebration he made when scoring on the Maracana stadium in 1969.
Within the corners of the memorial corridor are the one three jerseys worn by the Brazilian idol, the one from Santos, the Brazilian nationwide workforce, and the New York Cosmos, the place he retired in 1977.
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The venue is anticipated to draw guests from everywhere in the world, turning the town of Santos right into a vacationer attraction, however in the mean time solely 60 folks a day are allowed in, topic to registration.
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