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Pelé brought renown to Santos, Brazilian port city and team

People watch a drone show in homage to the late Brazilian soccer star Pele, over Gonzaga Beach in Santos, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Pele, who played most of his career with Santos, died in Sao Paulo on Thursday at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) People watch a drone show in homage to the late Brazilian soccer star Pele, over Gonzaga Beach in Santos, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Pele, who played most of his career with Santos, died in Sao Paulo on Thursday at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) View of the Memorial Ecumenical Necropolis, a vertical cemetery where the burial of Brazilian soccer legend Pele will take place, in Santos, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. Pele, who played most of his career with the Santos soccer club, died in Sao Paulo on Thursday at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Giant banners that read in Portuguese: "Long live King Pele, 82 years", are displayed in the stands of the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of the Santos soccer club, where Pele's funeral will take place, in Santos, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Pele, who played most of his career with Santos, died in Sao Paulo on Thursday at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Workers prepare the staging area for the funeral of the late Brazilian soccer legend Pele on center field of the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of the Santos soccer club, in Santos, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Pele, who played most of his career with Santos, died in Sao Paulo on Thursday at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Giant banners that read in Portuguese: "Long live King Pele, 82 years", are displayed in the stands of the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of the Santos soccer club, where Pele's funeral will take place, in Santos, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Pele, who played most of his career with Santos, died in Sao Paulo on Thursday at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Pelé brought renown to Santos, Brazilian port city and team