Brazil pays final respects to football giant Pele
Santos (Brazil) (AFP) - An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away with his dazzling skill. Throughout the day, thousands of fans and football dignitaries slowly filed through the Vila Belmiro, home to Pele's longtime club, Santos. More continued to join the queue as night fell, waiting their turn to walk past the body of "O Rei" (The King), lying at the center of the field. Pele's coffin was draped in the flags of Santos and Brazil and surrounded by white flowers, including bouquets ...