The death of Pele moved the world of sports in general and football in particular. The man who won the most World Cups in history passed into eternity at the age of 82 after suffering from colon cancer and preparations immediately began for funeralsome of which had already been arranged in advance in the wake of his deteriorating health in recent days.
When and where will Pele’s wake and funeral be held?
Pele’s funeral will be held between Monday 2, when the wake will begin, and Tuesday, January 3, 2023, when his body will be buried in a private cemetery. The position chosen to pay homage is the stage in which the legend began to be made: the vila belmiro from Santos, the only team whose shirt he defended in Brazil and where he himself had asked to be fired. The reason that the farewell to the idol will take place several days after his death is that on Sunday January 1, Lula Da Silva will assume the presidency of the country.
What will Pele’s wake and funeral be like?
his funeral oh king It will be with the ex-footballer’s body laid to rest in the center of the pitch, for whom a tent has already been set up to lay his remains in repose for 10 hours. As happened later for Diego Maradona or other great figures such as Queen Elizabeth II, those present will not be able to touch the body and will not even be able to stop, since the line must be in constant motion.
Soon the body will be taken through the streets of the neighborhood to the house of Celeste Arantes, mother of the idol, who is 100 years old and is not in a good condition to leave her home.
The cemetery where Pele will be laid to rest: the highest in the world
Finally, Pele’s remains will be deposited in the Ecumenical Necropolis Monument, a cemetery that is in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest in the world: it reaches 32 floors and is, as expected, a tourist attraction in Santos. Only the closest relatives of the legend will have access to this part of the funeral.
Lots in the cemetery can cost anywhere from $6,000 to just over $20,000 for just three years of “rental,” although there are more exclusive areas such as for entire families that can be worth more than $50,000.
