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Simply he was, and for many people still is, the greatest football player of the world. Not a single thing was impossible for him: he won three World Cups with his National Team of Brazil (Sweden 1958, Chile 1962, Mexico 1970). He scored more than 1.200 goals during his long career (more than 1.300 official matches). He also won many national Leagues and Continental Cups ("Copa Libertadores"), with his team, the Santos Futebol Clube (of Brazilian 'São Paulo' State). In the '60s, he was nick-named "O Rei" (The King), and in the '70s, ninety-five people out of 100 knew his name. ("Wow, man, you're popular!" said Robert Redford, some years ago, after seeing Pelé give dozens of autographs in New York while he was not asked for one). In the late 1960s, when he and his team, Santos, went to Nigeria to play a few friendly matches, the ongoing civil war stopped for the duration of his visit. He finished his career in the New York Cosmos, in 1977. He later became a United Nations Ambassador and has been also Minister for Sports in his country, but, for the people who saw him make magics with his right foot, he is, now and forever, the biggest footballer in the world, and the one and only "King".

Braz Chediak was born on 1 June 1942 in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a writer and director, known for Eu Dou O Que Ela Gosta (1975), O Grande Desbum... (1978) and Álbum de Família (1981).

Celeste Arantes was born on 20 November 1922 in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She was an actress, known for O Rei Pelé (1965) and Pele Forever (2004). She was married to Dondinho Nascimento. She died on 21 June 2024 in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.

Isabel Câmara was born in 1940 in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She was a writer and actress, known for Rising Star (1974), Nem Os Bruxos Escapam (1975) and As Duas Faces da Moeda (1969). She died on 3 December 2006 in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.

José Tadeu Ribeiro was born on 1 August 1953 in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil. José Tadeu is a cinematographer, known for Noites do Sertão (1984), The Mandarin (1995) and Happier Than Ever (1984).