Thousands of Brazilians lined the streets to bid farewell to football legend Pelé as a procession carrying his coffin passed through the streets of Santos, towards the Ecumenical Memorial Necropolis cemetery.
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The casket travelled on top of a white firefighters truck and was covered with a Brazil flag. Emotional crowds watched Pele's coffin procession after 230,000 mourners, including the country's president, Lula, filed past his open casket to pay homage.
According to reports, the ninth floor was chosen in the world's largest vertical cemetery to honour Pele's father Dondinho who wore the number nine shirt when he played football.
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