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 a failed attempt to have the match awarded to Chile. In November 1989, Mello was on the cover of men's magazine Playboy. She died of a brain aneurysm on 4 June 2011, age 45, in Rio de Janeiro. 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