It will be on the pitch of the Vila Belmiro stadium, in the city of Santos, where two white tents have already been set up to receive the thousands of fans who want to say goodbye to ‘O Rei’.
One of the tents, located in the center of the field, will house the coffin containing Pele’s remains and the chairs where his relatives will sit; and the other, on the one hand, is reserved for authorities.
Fans will be able to circulate on a walkway placed on the grass, parallel to the central tent, about five meters from where the chest.
On Tuesday, after the vigil, there will be a funeral procession that will pass through the streets of Santos, a port city about 80 kilometers from sao pauloand which will pass through the Channel 6 area, where Pelé’s mother lives, Celeste Arantes, who is 100 years old.
Finally, the procession heads towards the Ecumenical Necropolis Memorial Cemetery, where Pelé’s remains will be buried in a private ceremony reserved for family members.
Source: El heraldo
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