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
Bruno Nascimento scarcely, he was released. Bruno Nascimento Bruno Andrade de Toledo Nascimento (born 30 May 1991) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Portuguese club C.D. Feirense. Born in Caçapava, São Paulo, Nascimento started playing football with amateurs Desportivo Brasil. In the middle of 2010 he signed with Portuguese club G.D. Estoril Praia, achieving promotion to the Primeira Liga at the end of the 2011–12 season. Nascimento made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 26 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against F.C. Paços de Ferreira. In late