King Pele marks his entry into history, two major events confirm this worldwide recognition. First of all, the word “Pelé” has been entered into the Portuguese dictionary and Pele’s shrine dedicated to the football legend opens its doors.
The word “pellet” is in the dictionary as a common noun and adjective
Since his death in December 2022, the name of Brazilian soccer player Pele, the nickname of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time, is now listed among the 167,000 words in the dictionary of common names of the Portuguese language. It is spoken by 265 million speakers worldwide.
In Brazil, the word “Pelé” goes beyond sports, as it is synonymous with the word “excellence”. The word “pelé” (without the capital letter) now has its place in the Portuguese dictionary as an adjective and as a synonym for “exceptional, incomparable, unique”.
Pele Foundation“The King is officially in the dictionary! It’s Pele the basketball player. She’s Pele the tennis player,” he wrote on Twitter, behind the campaign launched in mid-April 2023 to make the project a reality. The expression that was actually used to designate the best at what he does is immortalized in the pages of the dictionary! Together We made history and registered the name of the King of Football in our Portuguese language: Pele, meaning “the best”!
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
Pele’s mausoleum opens its doors
Another form of recognition, less than a year after his death, is Pele’s mausoleum, which opens its doors on Monday, May 15, 2023. Located in Santo in southeastern Brazil, the mausoleum houses the body of the Brazilian legend who died in. December 2022 at the age of 82. The vertical cemetery in which the star and his family members are buried is considered the highest in the world, according to Guinness World Records.
Shrine of Rei Pelé em Santos / SP. pic.twitter.com/OQsYWXvhnv
– Fabiano Cardoso 🌻 MRP (FCLicenciamento) May 15, 2023
In the tweet shared above, a netizen takes a virtual tour of Pele’s mausoleum. The mausoleum, specially designed in his memory, covers an area of 200 square meters and resembles a football field with artificial turf and portraits of King Pele.
Identification card
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