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Jan 2, 2023, 6 tweets

Brazilians bid a final farewell this week to football giant #Pele, starting on Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his long-time team, Santos, in Sao Paulo state ▶️ u.afp.com/iguF

VIDEO: 🇧🇷 Santos stadium where #Pele vigil to be held

A 24-hour public wake will be held at the stadium in tribute to the football giant, four days after his death at the age of 82. Pele built much of his reputation at his long-time club Santos.

#UPDATE An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects on Monday to football legend #Pele, with a wake at the Santos stadium where he first took the world's breath away with his dazzling skill ▶️ u.afp.com/igEZ #VilaBelmiro

#BREAKING Brazil's Lula to attend Pele wake on Tuesday: official

They came from across Brazil, streaming to the southeastern port city of Santos to pay their last respects to the greatest football hero ever to captivate the land of the "beautiful game": Pele.

u.afp.com/igRL by @RodrigoA

@RodrigoA From @AFPgraphics:
A map of Brazil's port city of Santos, where football legend Pele spent the bulk of his professional career and thousands are attending his wake

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