"All that we are is because of you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace."
Thus, by adding the emoticon of two hearts and a photo of her hands 'intertwined' with those of her sisters and nieces, Pelé's daughter Kely Nascimento announces the death of her father on Instagram.
O Rei had been hospitalized in the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo since last November 29, for a cycle of treatments after being operated on in September 2021 for colon cancer.
He had also contracted Covid.
He is survived by his wife Nomi Aoki and seven children.