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Brazil prepares to bury Pelé in city he made soccer mecca

A soccer fans rests after paying his last respects to the late Brazilian soccer great Pele during his wake at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, early Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) A street vendor sells drinks as soccer fans line up to attend the funeral of the late Brazilian soccer legend Pele at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, early Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) A man holds his daughter as he lines up to attend the funeral of the late Brazilian soccer legend Pele at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, early Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) A soccer fan sleeps on the street as people line up to attend the funeral of the late Brazilian soccer legend Pele at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, early Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gives condolences to Marcia Aoki, widow of the late Brazilian soccer great Pele, during a wake at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Soccer fans line up to attend the funeral of the late Brazilian soccer legend Pele at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, early Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Soccer fans cheer as they pay their last respects to the late Brazilian soccer great Pele during his wake at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, early Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) A crown displayed on a TV screen at Vila Belmiro stadium where Pele, the late Brazilian soccer great lies in state in Santos, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) A woman kisses a post card of Pele as she waits in line to enter Vila Belmiro stadium where the late Brazilian soccer great lies in state in Santos, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) The coffin with the remains of Brazilian soccer great Pele lies in state during his wake on the pitch of the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) People wait in line to enter Vila Belmiro stadium where Pele, the late Brazilian soccer great lies in state in Santos, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) People wait in line to enter Vila Belmiro stadium where Pele, the late Brazilian soccer great lies in state in Santos, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Edinho touches the forehead of his father, Brazilian soccer great Pele, who lies in state at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)