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Fraser Watson

Fans left in tears as Pele's coffin in world's tallest cemetery opened to the public

It's been five months since Pele's death pulled on the heartstrings of football fans around the world - and the Brazilian legend is still reducing people to tears.

One of the greatest players of all time - if not the greatest of them all - the 82-year-old passed away on December 29 after spending more than a year battling colon cancer. But now, the only footballer to win three World Cups has been transferred in his final resting place - and adoring fans can visit him.

Pele, real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is now at the Ecumenical Memorial Cemetery in Santos. Like the former forward himself, it's a place not small in stature, a 14-story mausoleum that currently has a place in the Guinness world record books for being the tallest cemetery on Earth.

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