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Before the first light of dawn on Monday, the hearse carrying the body of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, says Pelé, arrives in Santos, outpaced by police cars and followed by several motorbikes driven by supporters. Breaking through the calm of the night, the procession reached the club’s stadium in this port city, located 80 km south of São Paulo, where the Brazilian football legend, who died on December 29 at the age of 82 from cancer colon, played almost all of his career.