Pelé
Pelé in 2014, photo by Celso Pupo/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
Date of Birth: 23 October, 1940
Place of Birth: Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of Death: 29 December, 2022
Place of Death: Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil
Ethnicity: African-Brazilian
Pelé was a Brazilian professional footballer, and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. A forward, he played for Santos and New York Cosmos, and the Brazilian national team. He was Minister of Sports, from 1 January, 1995 to 30 April, 1998.
Pelé was the son of Celeste Arantes and Dondinho (João Ramos do Nascimento), a professional footballer, who played as a centre forward. His brother was professional footballer Zoca (Jair Arantes do Nascimento). He was named Edson after American inventor Thomas Edison. He was nicknamed “Dico” by his family, and later nicknamed “Pelé” at school, because of his pronunciation of the name of local footballer Bilé. Pelé was raised in Bauru, São Paulo, in poverty.
Pelé was married to Marcia Aoki, until his death. She is a Japanese-Brazilian importer of medical equipment. He had a daughter with Anizia Machado; a daughter with journalist Lenita Kurtz; three children, including professional footballer and football coach Edinho, with his former wife Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi; and two children, including professional footballer Joshua Nascimento, with his former wife, psychologist and gospel singer Assíria Lemos Seixas.
Pelé’s paternal grandfather was named Jonas De Aquino Ribeiro. Jonas was born in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Pelé’s paternal grandmother was named Ambrosina Rosa Da Conceição. Ambrosina was born in Minas Gerais.
Pelé’s maternal grandfather was named Jorge Lino Arantes (the son of Custódio Arantes and Jacinta).
Pele’s maternal grandmother was Maria Naves (the daughter of Jeremia Ferreira Naves and Maria da Conceição).
Source: Genealogy of Pelé – http://www.geni.com
Legend. One of the best to ever play the game.
rest in peace king
He is the son of Dondinho (João Ramos do Nascimento) and Celeste Arantes.
Source: http://www.geni.com/people/Edson-Arantes-do-Nascimento/6000000016681139458
possible the best futbol player EVER, by the way
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He is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. Pelé was named after the American inventor Thomas Edison.
No pic wow. Well, Pele is as black and Kinky haired as Omar Epps. Yes, he’s from Brazil but may black people are. The problem is when you throw Brazil, Panama, Cuba, Venenzuela, Columbia and other Carribean and South American countries behind Afro-, people start looking for JLo types and not Zoe Saldana types. Again, places are not races people.