Pelé's childhood home

Casa Pelé was built based on the memories of Dona Celeste Arantes do Nascimento and her brother Jorge, respectively Pelé's mother and uncle. As there was no photographic or descriptive record of it, retrieving this information was of vital importance for the success of the work. In the House, aging techniques were used that transported a recently built work to the year 1940, the birth date of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, King Pelé. The existing furniture and objects are faithful to the 1940s and were acquired through research carried out over three years in farms, thrift stores and antique shops. The radio playing period music, the wood burning stove and the low-voltage lamps convey a feeling of going back to the past. With approximately 15,000 visitors in just 8 months of existence, the House has already received visits from 28 countries, in addition to tourists from all regions of Brazil.