Pele will never be forgotten. In addition to his achievements in football, the King will become an entry of dictionary. The meaning could not have more to do with the trajectory of the athlete.
As of this Wednesday, the 26th, Pelé has been immortalized in the Portuguese language. His name will be on the physical and digital versions of the Michaelis dictionaries. There was a massive campaign for the honor to be made.
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There were more than 125 thousand signatures to immortalize the King of Football as an adjective. Now, it is synonymous with “exceptional”, “unique” and the “unique”.
Pelé becomes an entry in dictionaries
In the next editions of the Michaelis dictionaries, anyone looking for Pelé will find the following meaning:
One who is out of the ordinary, who or who by virtue of his quality, value or superiority cannot be equaled with anything or nobody, just like Pelé®, nickname of Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-2022), considered the greatest athlete of all time. times; exceptional, incomparable, unique. Examples: He is the Pelé of basketball, she is the Pelé of tennis, she is the Pelé of Brazilian dramaturgy, he is the Pelé of medicine.
Farewell to the King of Football
Skin he died in December 2022, victim of colon cancer, discovered in September of the previous year. He was 82 years old.
The athlete spent about a month hospitalized at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein to treat the disease. At the time, he was admitted for a reassessment of his chemotherapy treatment. However, a respiratory infection was discovered and required further observation.
He even showed improvement in the condition at the beginning of December and had stable vital signs, in addition to being conscious. However, the condition got worse and Pelé needed measures to treat kidney and heart dysfunction.
Pelé left an incomparable legacy in football. He was a reference in the sport not only in Brazil, but worldwide.
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