All the pictures and most of the captions in this section were taken from the August 1997 (n. 57) issue of Trip magazine (of Brazil). They can be contacted electronically at trip@uol.com.br (website at http://www.revistatrip.com.br/), by mail at
Revista Trip
Rua Mário Guastini, 28
Pinheiros - SP - CEP 05420-010
São Paulo, SP, Brasil
or by fax at +55-011-816-0411.
All photos were taken by Raphael and José Herrera.
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Hitting the showers after a tough match. |
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Pelé trying his musical talent. |
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At his private percussion lessons. |
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The face of a master. |
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The steps that he learned so well on the grass of the soccer field he
transferred to the ballroom to become an excellent dancer. Large Version |
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A gift from a German stewardess. |
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With Coutinho, Dorval, and the Tereza Herrera Cup. |
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Leaving the field due to injury. |
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Warming up at Vila Belmiro. |
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A meeting between the masters of SFC and Botafogo. |
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We all know where Pelé was sitting on this bus. |
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Having a hot cup of coffee. |
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Raphael Herrera in action. |
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"...the image that symbolizes years of photojournalistic work of the
Herrera brothers: one of the greatest men of the century brewing a cup of coffee with the
simplicity of a mere mortal." Large Version |
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"Javari Street, 1957, Santos vs. Juventus. The best team in the
world wins the game 3-0. At the end of the second half, Pelé receives a pass from the
wing and touches the ball over the first defender, the second, the third, and then the
goalkeeper. All this without letting the ball touch the ground! Before heading it to the
back of the net, he lifts his arms in a divine gesture that stayed in the memory of all
those who saw the most beautiful goal in history. "Raphael Herrera was the only photographer on the field at that moment. All the others had left the stadium, since the result of the game had already been decided. The play was also recorded by the cameras of TV Tupi. But a few years later the archives at Tupi went up in flames in an accidental fire, destroying also the only TV recording of the goal...." |
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"...Only this picture...survived to tell the story. 'It was the most beautiful goal of my carreer,' said Pelé himself." |
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One thing Pelé never learned to do was swim. Large Version |
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