'I am shaking': Emotional fans visit Pelé's mausoleum in Brazil

“This was made with a lot of love by people who knew him, who lived with him. It has the essence of what he was,” one of Pelé’s sons said.

SANTOS, State of São Paulo — The mausoleum built for the golden casket of Pelé was opened for visitors on Monday.

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

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