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For Pele, Brazil 'dyes' the Christ of Rio with green and gold
The Maracana and the statue of 'O Rei in his hometown were also illuminated
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Pelé's death continues to arouse deep emotion throughout Brazil, where outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro has decreed three days of national mourning.
But in honor of O Rei the city authorities of many city locations have decided to illuminate statues, monuments and significant places.
So in Rio de Janeiro last night Christ the Redeemer who 'embraces' the Marvelous City from Corcovado was lit up with the colors of the Seleçao, the green-and-gold, and the Maracana, the stadium where Pelé scored , from a penalty and against Vasco da Gama, his thousandth goal.
"Illuminated in gold as a tribute to the greatest of all time. Thanks again for everything and rest in peace, Rei", the words on the official Maracana Twitter account.
People still on the street, in Rua Rei Pelé, in Rio in the Jardim Tri-Campeao area, and in a street with the same name in Cariacica, a town in the state of Espirito Santo.
"We are still here because, even if we are in a 'favela', it is an honor to live in a street named after him, and we must celebrate him", one of the inhabitants explained to the Globo group networks.
Also illuminated in yellow-green is the Palazzo dos Bandeirantes in Sao Paulo, the official residence of the governor of the state, in the Morumbi district.
Also illuminated in honor of Pelé is the square that bears his name in the city where he was born, Tres Coraçoes, and where there is the statue of No. 10 lifting the Rimet Cup.
Lights with the colors of Brazil also in the street of Santos where the centenary mother, Donna Celeste lives, and in the technical center of Santos, the Rei Pelé, and the same thing for the Rei Pelé stadium in Maceiò, where the two city clubs play.
This facility was completed, and inaugurated with a match of Pelé's Santos, in 1970, the year Mexico conquered the world 'tri-championship'.
Meanwhile Richarlison, the Seleçao striker who came to light at the World Cup in Qatar, has made it known that he has tattooed on his back the phrase Pelé sent him, one of O Rei's last messages via social media, after Brazil's elimination in the quarterfinals against Croatia: "Keep it up, boy. And don't change. You made Brazil smile."
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