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Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous

The remains of late Brazilian soccer great Pele are carried into Necropole Ecumenica Memorial Cemetery at the end of his funeral procession in Santos, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) The Portuguese words "Pele King" decorate a street along the route of the funeral procession of the late Brazilian soccer great, from Vila Belmiro stadium to the cemetery in Santos, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) The remains of late Brazilian soccer great Pele are lowered from a firetruck as his funeral procession arrives to Necropole Ecumenica Memorial Cemetery in Santos, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Soccer fans pay their last respects to the late Brazilian soccer great Pele who lies in state at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, early Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) The casket of late Brazilian soccer great Pele is draped in the Brazilian and Santos FC soccer club flags as his remains are transported from Vila Belmiro stadium, where he laid in state, to the cemetery during his funeral procession in Santos, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) The casket of late Brazilian soccer great Pele is draped in the Brazilian and Santos FC soccer club flags as his remains are transported on a firetruck from Vila Belmiro stadium to the cemetery during his funeral procession in Santos, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)