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- Pelé:
Probably the most known Brazilian of all time. The best soccer player in the world, ever. Pelé's official site The News section is not maintained by Pelé, but
the statistics and historic facts, given the source, are as reliable as can be. NOTICE: to access the English version, click on the link to the Spanish version (there is a
mistake in the code).
Read what Henry Kissinger wrote about Pelé, when TIME magazine ellected him one of The 100 Most Important People of The Century.
Pelé is a businessman today. Pelé himself appears in several marketing campaigns, such as Viagra and TetraPak. Pelé partnered with other people to create a company whose
business was to explore Pelé's image. For a brief time, Pelé assumed a political position, being the Ministry of Sports in President Fernando Henrique Cardoso government;
by his initiative, a bill which regulates Sports in Brazil was turned into law, which became known as Lei Pelé (Pelé Law - Law nr. 9615/98).
Pelé still finds time to act as Ambassador of United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF.
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