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All the pictures and most of the captions in this section were taken from the book Pelé: O Supercampeão, written by Orlando Duarte and published by
MAKRON Books do Brasil Editora Ltda.
Editora McGraw-Hill Ltda.
São Paulo
Rua Tabapuã, 1105, Itaim-Bibi
CEP 04533-905
55 (011) 829-8604 and 55 (011) 820-6622

camp_001.jpg (6931 bytes) The cover of the book, written by Orlando Duarte from his experiences with Pelé.
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camp_002.jpg (5548 bytes) "The Baquinho of Bauru. In spite of being the youngest player on the team, Pelé [second from the left in the front row] was already the team's star player. And his happiness was already stamped on his face."
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camp_003.jpg (5263 bytes) "Dondinho, Pelé's father, Gimarães, a friend from Bauru who played with Dondinho, and the 'King', still young, starting his career."
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camp_004.jpg (3268 bytes) "Pelé, a child, could hardly imagine that one day he would be Athlete of the Century."
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camp_005.jpg (6171 bytes) "Waldemar de Brtio, the trainer that discovered Pelé, gives last minute instructions before one more game for Baquinho. Pelé [sitting in front of the bench] smiles."
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camp_006.jpg (3947 bytes) "The 1966 World Cup was a fight against a 'hunt the King' attitude. Pelé took a lot in his first game, against Bulgaria, didn't play against Hungary, and came into the Brasil vs. Portugal game as 'savior of the land'. Again, he was hit, and had to come out of the game. It was his worst World Cup. The referee puts his hand on Dr. Gosling's head, while Eusebio consoles Pelé, who is on the ground crying with pain."
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camp_007.jpg (4715 bytes) "Pope Paul VI receives Pelé and his wife Rose during their honeymoon."
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camp_008.jpg (4770 bytes) "Pelé kisses Amarildo, in the dressing rooms of the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, soon after conquering the second World Cup."
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camp_009.jpg (3494 bytes) "Djalma Santos ahd played in the 1954 world cup; Didi, Gilmar, and Orlando were already experienced. Pelé wasn't, he was just a child and already world champion. They console the King after the end of the game against Sweden. It was [Brasil's] firs title."
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camp_010.jpg (3045 bytes) "World champion at 17 years of age, Pelé cries with happiness, consoled by a teammate. The emotions were too much for the young Pelé."
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camp_011.jpg (5740 bytes) "Pelé shoots and scores Brasil's third goal against Sweden. The scoreboard at that moment read 3 x 1. Brasil already considered itself champion."
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camp_012.jpg (5023 bytes) "Zagalo scores the fourth goal against Sweden. Pelé runs to celebrate with him. The victory is assured."
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camp_013.jpg (3756 bytes) "Brasil's fifth goal, also by Pelé, with a header. The ball came high from the left and Pelé jumped higher than his defender and touched the ball with his head to the corner - Brasil 5 x Sweden 2."
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camp_014.jpg (4369 bytes) "The 1962 World Cup, in Chile, was not a happy moment for Pelé, in spite of the title. He played against Mexico, scoring a goal, but pulled a muscle against Czechoslovakia that pulled him out of the cup. Here he is in the rare play [that caused the injury], a moment he does not like to remember, against Kvasnac. Didi appears in the background."
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camp_015.jpg (3490 bytes) "It was in this game, in Viña del Mar, against Czechoslovakia, that Pelé suffered an injury and could not play again in the Cup."
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camp_016.jpg (6082 bytes) "Pelé always enjoyed being surrounded by children and youngsters. His small age, his youth, and his happiness atracted everyone."
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camp_017.jpg (4772 bytes) "Zózimo, Garrinha, Jair da Costa, Jair Marinho, and Pelé raise the Brasilian flag in Chile in 1962."
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camp_018.jpg (5172 bytes) "Dr. Hilton Gosling, Dr. Paulo Machado de Carvalho, and the coach Aymoré Moreira examine Pelé, who would injure himself in the game against Czechoslovakia in Chile in 1962."
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camp_019.jpg (3520 bytes) "Pelé, in spite of the injury of 62, was champion with total merits. He participated in two games and mantained Brasil's opponents preoccupied about [whether or not he would play in the games]. Here he is, happy, with the Jules Rimet Cup."
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camp_020.jpg (4651 bytes) "Pelé, with Jair da Costa in the background, was an illustrious spectator of the 62 final, in Santiago, injured, and without the chance to participate, but conformed."
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