A replica of the house where late Brazilian football legend Pele was born in the southeastern city of Tres Coracoes. (Photo: AFP)
SANTOS (BRAZIL): The funeral procession Tuesday for Brazilian football legend Pele, who died last week at age 82, passed by the house where his 100-year-old mother, Celeste Arantes, still lives.
“Dona Celeste,” as she is known in Brazil, celebrated her 100th birthday on Nov 20 — the day the 2022 World Cup kicked off in Qatar.
She was 17 when she gave birth to her first child on Oct 23, 1940, a baby who would grow up to be the man widely considered the greatest footballer of all time.
Family members say she has cognitive difficulties and is unaware her world-famous son has died.
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