A group of people watch from a balcony as the funeral procession passes by. The time is 1:45.
There are more than 200 million people in Brazil and the world will be able to watch the funeral of the football great.
The Vila Belmiro stadium is where the greatest player in the history of the game played most of his career.
The city where he grew up, became famous and helped make into a global capital of his sport is where he will be laid to rest.
There is a mass at the Vila Belmiro stadium before the casket is taken to the cemetery.
The 17-year-old waited in the line for three hours to see the body. Her father was wearing a Brazil shirt with the name of the soccer player on it.
She said that she is not a fan of the band. The inventor of Brazil's national team. You could not not not respect him because he made him stronger. He is a great person and we needed to honor him.
Caio Zalke was wearing a Brazil shirt while waiting in line. Pele is the most important person in Brazil. He said that the sport was important for Brazil and for the world.
The world's most famous athlete of the 1960's and 70's was Pele.
In Nigeria, a civil war was put on hold so he could play.
He put Brazil on the world stage.
There were rows of shirts behind one of the goals. A section of the stands was filled with bouquets of flowers placed by mourners and sent by clubs and star players from around the world, as well as a song that was recorded by the man himself.
The mourners were too young to have seen the player.
There was a light mood as people left the stadium and went to bars.
"I never saw him play, but loving him is a tradition that goes from father to son in the area," said Carranca. I learned a lot about him, saw his goals and realized how important he is. Some Santos fans have kids who support other teams. They didn't see him in action. They would be grateful if they had.
Manoel Maria was a former player forSantos and was among those at the stadium.
Maria said that if she had all the money in the world, she wouldn't be able to repay what this man did for her. As a player, he was the best of all time. Hislegacy will live on. There is a long line with people of all ages here.
Infantino said that every country should have a stadium named after the Brazilian.
Infantino said he was with a lot of emotion and sadness but also with a smile. The whole world is asked to observe a minute of silence in honor of the King.
The Supreme Court Justice of Brazil was in the line.
It is a sad moment, but we are seeing the true meaning of this legendary player to our country. A picture of him as a goalkeeper and a shirt signed by him are in my office. There's a lot of him.
He had been treated for colon cancer.
He died of multiple organ failure as a result of the cancer, according to the medical center where he was hospitalized.
One of the team's all-time leading scorers with 77 goals, Pele was the leader of Brazil to three World Cup titles in the 1960's and 70's.
In this year's World Cup, the Brazilian player tied the record held by the Brazilian legend.
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