 Fans of Brazil's Soca Great Peler were seen mourning outside the hospital where the icon died in Sao Paulo on Thursday. Wearing Santos' football club jerseys and wrapped in the team's flag, some fans were seeing crying outside of the Albert Einstein Hospital where the icon had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since 2021 before his death. Pelier was part of our life, feels like we're losing a family member, said tearful fan Everton Luchio, who didn't dream of being Pelier. Pelier is a legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best known athletes in modern history died on Thursday at the age of 82. He had been in and out of hospital in recent months and was hospitalized for the last month due to multiple health issues. A wake is expected to be held at Santos Urban Caldera Stadium, most commonly known as Villa Belmauro on Monday. The club's press officer said.