“Pelé (adjective): Said of an exceptional, incomparable, unique person because of his quality, value or superiority, who cannot be compared to anything or anyone, just like Pelé®, Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-2022) title the greatest athlete of all time. Examples: Pele is basketball, Pele is tennis, Pele is Brazilian drama, Pele is medicine.. This is what we can find now in the dictionary of the Portuguese language.
O REI OFICIALMENTE ESTÁ NO DICIONÁRIO!
Ele é o pelé do Basquete. Ela é a pelé do Tenis. A Expresso que já time usada para se Referir ao melhor naquilo que faz está eternizada nas páginas do dicionário! Juntos fizemos história e colocamos o nome do Rei do futebol na nossa língua … pic.twitter.com/Yy5RwWjq8J
– Pele (@ Pele) April 26, 2023
The King of Football, Pele, will now remain immortal in the Portuguese language lexicon, thanks to an initiative launched by Sportv in collaboration with the Pele Foundation. His name has already been added to the digital edition of Michaelis, a prominent dictionary in Brazil, and will also be present in the following printed editions. Thus, the definition associated with Pelé will now be available to all readers.
All this thanks to the Pele in the Dictionary campaign.
The Pele in the Dictionary campaign was launched in April this year to honor the memory of the former player, who died in December 2022, and to appreciate his influence outside the world of sport. The goal is to highlight Pele’s position as a reference in other areas of life.
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During the Sports Summit, an event organized in the Pacaembu stadium, an honorary plaque was presented to the family of the King of Football with the inscription of the entry in the dictionary.
In short, the addition of the adjective “Pelé” in the dictionary of the Portuguese language is a well-deserved tribute to the greatest athlete of all time. This attests to Pele’s influence that goes far beyond the world of sports and that extends to other areas of life. The Pele in a Dictionary campaign is a tribute to the legacy of the Brazilian icon, who will continue to inspire generations of people around the world.
