Football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pelé, was on Tuesday, buried in the port city where he began his career nearly 70 years ago. Pelé, who died last week at the age of 82, was interred at a cemetery near the team’s Vila Belmiro stadium after an emotional three-hour procession through town. Brazillian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, flew in to join theeight-mile funeral cortege through Santos, which attracted thousands of grieving residents on to the streets. Earlier, there was a 24-hour public wake at the…
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