Brazilians have started paying their final respects to football great Pelé with a 24-hour public wake, which began on Monday at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, the home of his former football club, Santos.

This footage shows one of the Vila Belmiro stadium gates opening to let inside mourners who came to see Pele lying in state in Santos on January 2.

This footage was filmed and produced 2 January 2023.

Brazilians have started paying their final respects to football great Pelé with a 24-hour public wake, which began on Monday at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, the home of his former football club, Santos.

This footage shows one of the Vila Belmiro stadium gates opening to let inside mourners who came to see Pele lying in state in Santos - State of São Paulo, Brazil.

This footage was filmed and produced 3 January 2023.

Thousands of mourners queued through the night to pay respects to Brazil legend Pele, who is lying in state at the stadium of his former club Santos.

This footage illustrates the long line of people inside Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos - State of São Paulo, Brazi who come to see Pele lying in state. It is estimated that at least 30,000 people have passed through the stadium.

This video was filmed and produced 2 January 2023.

Brazilians have started paying their final respects to football great Pelé with a 24-hour public wake, which began on Monday at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, the home of his former football club, Santos.

This video illustrates flower wreaths delivery to Pele's wake in Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos - State of São Paulo, Brazil while people waiting for gates to open.

This footage was filmed and produced 2 January 2023.

Brazilians have started paying their final respects to football great Pelé with a 24-hour public wake, which began on Monday at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, the home of his former football club, Santos.

This footage shows Rua Dom Pedro I street which leads to gates 2 and 3 of Vila Belmiro swarming with people who came to see Pele lying in state in Santos - State of São Paulo, Brazil.