Edinho, Pelé’s son, posted a photo of the King of Football’s coffin in Vila Belmiro on his Instagram account. The former goalkeeper and now coach recorded the path and arrival of the body in Santos, where the wake will be open to the public from 10 am.
In a first post, Edinho wrote that he was “taking our King home”. He also recorded the reception of the crowd upon arrival in Santos and, later, posted a photo with his hand over the coffin with the message: “We arrived at home”.
The coffin with Pelé’s body left the hospital at 2:04 am bound for Vila Belmiro, the stadium where the star was born and showed him to the world. Four scouts on Harley Davidson motorcycles made way for the hearse to Via Anchieta. From then on, cars from the Civil, Military and Highway Police, and from the Shock Troops, escorted the King.
The nearly 90 km route through Serra do Mar took one hour and 53 minutes. One block before the stadium, on Rua Princesa Isabel, members of Santos supporters set off fireworks in honor of the eternal number 10 shirt. With flags and applause, at least 50 people accompanied the car to the front of the venue, where fans had already gather in line for farewells.
The arrival of Pelé’s body in Santos
The King of Football’s body was embalmed and kept in a refrigerated area at the Einstein. The thanatopraxy procedure should allow the coffin to remain open for part of the wake – before, the prediction was that it would be sealed.
Pelé died on Thursday (29), after suffering multiple organ failure due to colon cancer.
The gates of Vila Belmiro will be open, and access will be through gates 2 and 3, leaving through gates 7 and 8. The wake, open to the public, will begin at 10 am on Monday (2) and end at 10 am on Tuesday ( 3).
Afterwards, the body will be taken in procession through the streets of Santos to the Ecumenical Necropolis Memorial Cemetery.
The burial will be reserved for family members and is scheduled to take place at 2 pm on Tuesday.
Due to the high flow of authorities, guests and fans of the King of Football, the entire ceremony will take place with strict security protocol.
The Military Police have already informed that they will deploy agents from the Capital Policing Command, Metropolitan Policing, Interior Policing-6 (Santos), Shock Policing, Road Policing, Traffic Policing, the PM’s Aviation Command and the Fire Brigade.
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