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Pelé’s fortune is valued at $100 million dollars, as was announced by the Celebrity Net Worth portal. Faced with this reality and despite the few days that have elapsed since his death, many are beginning to speculate who will be the heirs to the fortune of the man considered by many to be the best footballer in history.
As expressed in article 1,845 of the Civil Code in Brazil, the order of law in the inheritance of a person is widows or widowers, sons and daughters and parents. This means that Marcia Aoki, her recognized children and her mother, Celeste Arantes, who is still living, would be in that order the beneficiaries of the wealth left by “O Rei” in life.
Edson Arantes Do Nascimento not only made a fortune from football, he was a visionary person who received income thanks to his image and investments in other businesses that made him grow, for example real estate investments that were one of his strengths.
The former Santos and Cosmos player had three wives, however he only had children with two of them. Pele’s first marriage was to Rosemeri Cholbi in the year 1966 and with her he had three of his children: Kelly Cristina, Edson and Jennifer.
Assiria Seixas Lemos became Pelé’s second wife28 years after his first marriage. From this union their twins Celeste and Joshua were born.
Then “O Rei” fell in love with Marcia Aoki, with whom he had been in concubinage since 2008 and later formalized the union in marriage in 2016.she is the widow and is the one who, according to the laws of Brazil, would have the first option to claim the fortune of the deceased world soccer star.
A daughter named Sandra Mancebo that he had it with his maid and that he died some time later of cancer, and another call Flaviathat he had with a journalist and that he ended up recognizing in 2002 join the list.
Although Brazilian laws are clear and place Pelé’s widow with the advantage of inheritance, the parts that will fall to each of the relatives are unknown.
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