Brazilians will say their final goodbyes to football legend Pele this week, beginning Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his long-time side, Santos.

The oceanside home of the squad dubbed “Peixe” – “fish” in Portuguese – is anticipating a huge crowd to remember football’s “King,” who died on Thursday at the age of 82 after a protracted battle with cancer.

The stadium will open at 10:00 a.m. time zone (1300 gmt). In the center of the pitch, a casket containing the remains of the only player to have won three World Cups will be exhibited.

The stadium, named Vila Belmiro after the district in which it is located, has a capacity of 16,000 spectators.

On Sunday, three massive banners could be seen in the stands, one of which had a picture of Pele wearing the famed number 10 on his jersey.

Another yelled, “Long live the king,” and the third simply stated, “Pele 82 years.”

Access to the stadium will be permitted until 10:00 a.m. Officials stated on Tuesday.

Following that, a parade through the streets of Santos, a port city approximately 75 kilometers (47 miles) from the state capital, Sao Paulo, will take place. The march will pass by the home of Pele’s mother, Celeste Arantes, 100, who is ignorant that her renowned son has passed.

“She doesn’t know,” Maria Lucia do Nascimento, Pele’s sister, had Said on Friday. “She is not conscious.”

The parade will finish at a cemetery in Santos, where Pele will be laid to rest in a specially designed tomb.

Pele burst onto the spotlight at the age of 15 when he began playing professionally for Santos. He was only 17 years old when he helped Brazil win its first World Cup victory in 1958.

World Cup victories followed in 1962 and 1970. The latter was the peak of his career, since he was a member of what many believe to be the greatest squad in history. Pele’s health had been deteriorating in recent years.

He stayed active on social media, cheering for Brazil during the World Cup in Qatar and commiserating with the pre-tournament favorites as they were knocked out in the quarterfinals just three weeks before his passing.