Pele’s grandchildren (1940-2022)Gabriel Arantes and Octávio Neto will share the grandfather’s legacy with yours uncles and aunts after the death of the football king. Former renegades, the two are sons of Sandra Regina (1964-2006), daughter of the champion who had to prove in court that the two were related.
young people are two of the seven heirs who will share the luck left by the athlete. According to data from Forbes magazine, the star player’s inheritance is estimated at 15 million dollars (79 million real).
In an interview with Domingo Espetacular of Record, broadcast this Sunday (8), Gabriel and Octávio revealed that they had been invited by one of their aunts, Kelly Nascimento, to attend the Albert Einstein hospital at their grandfather’s request. The two were in the United States when they received the call.
“I spoke to my aunts and they said our grandfather wanted to see us. We were very excited, it was an opportunity we had been waiting for all our lives. We had only seen him once. We had never lived together or kept in touch,” Arantes said.
Despite the distant relationship, Pelé paid BRL 7,000 in pensions for each grandchild, plus college for Gabriel, who is still studying journalism. The two claimed to have overcome family intrigues.
“It’s my family, my mother’s family. I am very proud of everything we have done. I have forgiven, yes. I have no complaints from my grandfather. Everyone has welcomed us very well. I believe we have gained a family” , added Nephew.
Gabriel Arantes and Octávio Neto he will win the installment that would have been destined for Sandra Regina. The soccer king’s other five children, including former player Edinho, are expected to receive equal amounts – the exact amounts were not disclosed.
According to the report, the part of the inheritance that will go to Pele’s children and grandchildren does not include a valuable part of the star’s estate. A few years ago, the soccer king donated a collection worth BRL 19 million to the Pelé Museum, in Santos.
Who are the heirs?
A victim of colon cancer, Pelé left behind seven children. Five are the result of her two marriages and the other two of extramarital affairs. The former player is the father of Kely Cristina, 55, Edinho, 52 and Jennifer, 44, from her relationship with Rosimeri dos Reis.
He later had Joshua and Celeste with his second wife, Assíria Seixas Lemos. In addition to them, the athlete also had paternity claimed by Flávia Cristina and Sandra Regina.
Pele is dead 82 years on the 29th after multiple organ failure due to cancer. In November 2022, the football king was rushed to hospital after he stopped responding to chemotherapy sessions; the disease has evolved and reached the kidney and heart.
Sandra Regina, mother of Gabriel and Octávio, died at the age of 42, also a victim of cancer. The disease started in the breast and progressed to metastases in 2006. Pele did not visit her in hospital or attend the wake, she only sent a wreath.
