Pelé in the sport. Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on 23 October 1940, in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, the son of Fluminense footballer Dondinho (born João Ramos do Nascimento) and Celeste Arantes. He was the elder of two siblings. He was named after the American inventor Thomas Edison. His parents decided to remove the "i" and call him "Edson", but there was a mistake on the birth certificate, leading many documents to show his name as "Edison", not "Edson", as he is called. He was originally nicknamed "Dico" by his family. He received the nickname "Pelé" during his
Rosenery Mello do Nascimento Rosenery Mello do Nascimento Rosenery Mello do Nascimento (1965, Rio de Janeiro – June 4, 2011), best known by the stage name Rosenery Mello, was a Brazilian celebrity and model also known as ""Fogueteira do Maracanã"" ("Maracanã Firecracker-Thrower"). Mello was best known for the El Maracanazo incident, which took place during a football match between the national teams of Brazil and Chile at Maracanã Stadium, in a World Cup qualifier in 1989. A firework thrown by Mello landed about a yard away from Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas. Rojas then deliberately cut himself with a razor hidden in his glove in