Pele’s funeral will take place inside the Santos stadium next week Monday January 2 and Tuesday January 3rd, the Brazilian club said, when fans will be able to pay their final respects to the football legend.
The Brazilian legend, whose full name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, died Thursday at the age of 82 after a long battle with cancer, prompting a worldwide outpouring of tributes.
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His body will be transported directly from Albert Einstein Hospital to Estádio Urbano Caldeira in Vila Belmiro at dawn on Monday, where the coffin will be placed in the center of the pitch. The public wake is scheduled to start at 10 a.m.
The ceremony will last until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, when the parade will take place through Santos’ streets.
