Brazil lights up in honour of Pele
People gathered in front of a building in São Paulo splashed with the face of PeléBrazil has woken up to its first day without footballing legend Pelé.
Supporters started gathering outside São Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital the previous afternoon when they heard news of Pele's death. At São Paulo's Museum of Football, an exhibition was erected overnight to promote Brazil's beloved King, even putting on display the football shirt he wore in 1970 when he scored the first goal against Italy and Brazil ultimately won. That was his third World Cup title, cementing his status as footballing legend.
Tributes have poured in for him, including from Brazil forward Neymar, who said: "Before Pelé, football was only a sport.
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