Pelé’s funeral procession, who are accompanying him this Tuesday thousands of people in the city of Santos, passed in front of the house of the mother of the Brazilian star, Celeste Aranteswho turned 100 in 2022, at the most emotional moment of funerals.
Family and friends of Pelé, who died last Thursday at the age of 82, saw in front of their eyes the coffin of ‘O Rei’ from the balcony of the Arantes residence, located on Channel 6 in Santos, where hundreds gathered of people.
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Among the relatives was the sister of ‘O Rei’, Maria Lúcia Nascimento, visibly moved.
The neighbors of Saints They occupied both sides of the canal to pay homage to their greatest idol and offer condolences to the family with songs from the club where Pelé spent most of his sports career.
As the fire truck that transported the mortal remains of the former Brazilian soccer player passed by, there was an explosion of applause and cheers, with shouts of “Pelé, Pelé, Pelé” and “1,000 goals, 1,000 goals, 1,000 goals.” Giant banners flew on both sides of the street.
The relatives, from the balcony, in silence, although at some point they ended up joining the chants of the passionate fans of Santista.
They then clasped their hands and prayed as the truck passed right in front of them. The coffin was escorted by six cadets and two firefighters.
“Long live o Rei!”some shouted from the street, while others prayed an Our Father, in the midst of suffocating heat.
In the windows of the Arantes house, relatives and close friends hung a flag of Brazil and another two with the face of ‘O Rei’. The gate of the residence was also covered by a national flag.
The funeral procession is going through the streets of Santos this Tuesday, in a last farewell to the eternal 10 of the Canarinha that has brought thousands of people to the streets, despite being a weekday.
Your last stop will be the Ecumenical Necropolis Memorialwhere he will be buried in the strictest privacy.
Before, a burning chapel was installed that was open to the public for 24 hours in the stadium vila belmirowhere more than 230,000 people went to fire him, according to Santos’ calculations.
Pelé died on December 29 in a private hospital in Sao Paulo, as a result of multi-organ failure resulting from colon cancer that was diagnosed in 2021.
