Pele’s mausoleum in Brazil opens to public

Pele’s mausoleum in Brazil opens to public
Fans visit the tomb of the late Brazilian soccer great Pele (Andre Penner/AP)

The mausoleum built for the golden casket of Pele has opened for visitors in Brazil.

On the second floor of a vertical cemetery in Santos, outside Sao Paulo, the mausoleum welcomes fans with two golden statues of Pele; the floor is artificial grass; the walls are images of fans in a stadium; and there is an endless soundtrack of cheers, as if Pele was still playing.

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