Subject(s): Pelé
Sport: Football
Location: Esporte Clube Bahia, Itaipava Arena, Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil (Arms broken off in 2007. Statue restored and resited by new stadium on same site in 2013)
Unveiled: 7/8/1971
Sculptor: Lucy Viana (restoration by Marcia Magnus)
Material: Bronze
Status: In Situ
Inscription(s): Plaque: PELE EDSON ARANTES DO NASCIMENTO. CONSIDERADO O MAIOR JOGADOR DE FUTEBOL DE TODOS OS TEMPOS E ATLETA DO SECULO. REINAUGURAÇÃO EM 18 DE AGOSTO DE 2013. [logos] Translation: PELE EDSON ARANTES DO NASCIMENTO. CONSIDERED THE GREATEST FOOTBALL PLAYER EVER AND THE ATHLETE OF THE CENTURY. REINAUGRATION 18 AUGUST 2013. [logos]
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