What was Pele's relationship with political figures in Brazil? How did Pele use his platform to advocate for social causes?

Dec 29, 2022 ... Pelé and his teammates had too much symbolic value for the brutal military junta that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985 to let them to be turned ... Jan 2, 2023 ... Brazil begins paying final respects to football giant Pele ... An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Medical reports state the soccer star died at 3:27am local time due to organ failure caused by colon cancer. Pelé, football's king, who came to ... Perhaps the greatest Brazilian footballer ever, three-time FIFA World Cup winner Pelé was among football's first wave of true global superstars. Dec 30, 2022 ... Pele was born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento. He joined Santos at the age of 15 and the Brazilian national team a year later. Pele made it into ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Brazilian football legend Pele dies at age 82. Pele, who had a tumour removed from his colon last year, passed away in a Sao Paolo hospital, his ... Oct 22, 2020 ... SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian soccer great Pelé turns 80 on Friday, but the celebration will have to wait. The three-time World Cup winner will ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Pelé, Brazilian soccer legend and king of the "beautiful game," dies at 82 ... Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World ... Dec 30, 2022 ... Soccer fans around the world are mourning the loss of Brazilian soccer legend Pelé who passed away Thursday at the age of 82. May 16, 2014 ... ... Brazilian football and Pelé in Calcutta. Soccer and Society, 15(5) ... Why was a generation of football fans in Calcutta in awe of an exotic South ...