Installed inside the 19th -century Casarões do Valongo, which were damaged by two fires and then completely rebuilt, the Pelé Museum exhibits shirts, football boots, balls, honors and awards, trophies, a football made of socks and a shoeshine box, among other items from the personal collection of “The Athlete of the 20th Century”.
There are 2,354 items in all, to be displayed in rotation, according to exhibition theme (the first is “4 Cups and 1 King). In the museum’s 4,134 square meters the public can also enjoy audio presentations, films, photos and texts about the history of the “King” As well as this, there is an interactive space where visitors can test their ball skills and even compare them to Pelé’s performance.
