Brazil is to rename its largest port after late football legend Pele, known as the King of Football, and the port is located in Santos City.
In September 2021, Pele was diagnosed with a colon tumor. In 2022, he was hospitalized twice for treatment of three malignant tumors and a urinary tract infection.
On November 30, 2022, Pele had to undergo non-elective hospitalization with general swelling of the body, including heart failure. Later it was said that Pele’s body stopped responding to chemotherapy, and therefore palliative care was provided to him. It is reported that the cause of the football star’s death was multiple organ failure due to advanced cancer.
The largest port in Brazil and Latin America, located in the city of Santos, will be named after three-time world football champion Pele, Brazilian news portal G1 reported, citing Santos ex-mayor Paulo Alessandri Barbosa. “The King” of football passed away at the age of 82 on Thursday. Brazilian media reported, citing a hospital where Pele received medical treatment.
On the same day, outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro declared three days of mourning in honor of Pele.