Jean-Claude Gerez, edited by Laura Laplaud 8:51 a.m., December 31, 2022, modified at 8:53 a.m., December 31, 2022
Two days after the death of the Brazilian player, fans of "King" Pelé are still very upset.
"His death makes us sad", "Edson Arantes do Nascimento is dead but Pelé is not", they declare at the microphone of Europe 1. At the Pelé museum in Santos, many have come to meditate.
"King" Pelé will be buried in family privacy on Tuesday after a procession following the coffin through the streets of Santos.
In this city and in this club, the king of football shone, so much so that a museum is dedicated to him.
On the spot, the visitors are obviously still upset by the death of the Brazilian player.
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“His death makes us sad”
This museum, created in 2014, contains more than 200 objects that belonged to the genius of football.
For example, there is the box he used as a child to shine shoes and thus earn some money to help his family.
There is also his first pair of cleats given to him by a club executive.
All this enchants Priscilla, 27, who came with her little boy.
"I came here to take a picture of my son so that when he is older he will understand what football was like at that time. Because Pelé is more than a team. His death makes us sad. We lost a myth”, she confides at the microphone of Europe 1.
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"Edson Arantes do Nascimento is dead but Pelé is not"
The head of the museum wears a black armband to mark mourning without really realizing the death of her idol.
"I haven't digested yet ... In fact, Edson Arantes do Nascimento is dead but Pelé no, never. We know that Pelé is at the very top, that Pelé is Pelé", she says .
Having become an essential tourist spot, the museum will still be closed on Monday and Tuesday for the vigil of Pelé's body and his burial.