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General view of a banner with an image of Pele inside a stadium as mourners queue to pay their respect to the Brazilian soccer legend Pele in Santos, Brazil, Jan. 2, 2022. (Photo/Agencies)

Thousands of people gathered Monday in the Brazilian city of Santos to bid farewell to football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, who died at 82 on Thursday from colon cancer.

Pallbearers carry the casket of Brazilian soccer legend Pele to the centre circle of his former club Santos' Vila Belmiro stadium where he will lie in state for 24 hours before his funeral in Santos, Brazil, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Fans carrying a banner reading "the king of football" enter the stadium to pay tribute to Pele in Santos, Brazil, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Fans gather to pay their respects to Brazilian soccer legend Pele in Santos, Brazil, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Fans gather to pay their respects to Brazilian soccer legend Pele in Santos, Brazil, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Fans gather to pay their respects to Brazilian soccer legend Pele in Santos, Brazil, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)

Fans gather to pay their respects to Brazilian soccer legend Pele in Santos, Brazil, Jan. 2, 2023. (Photo/Agencies)