Brazil's football maestro Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele) holding up the Key to the City, which he received from the Mayor of Kingston Councillor Emerson Barrett (left) before the start of the January 31, 1971 match between Santos of Brazil and Cavalier Invitational teams. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.
Pele (centre), wrong-foots Cavalier's Joshua Hamilton with a deft feint and is about to carry the ball past Neville Oxford (no. 7) during the January 31, 1971 football game between Santos of Brazil and the Cavalier Invitational side at the National Stadium.
Basil Hamilton (right), a graduate of the JAMAL programme, presents an 'Into the Light' tee shirt to Brazilian soccer star Pele, at the Courtleigh Manor Hotel on September 21, 1975. Pele's home country is one of the world leaders in literacy. Pele's message for Jamaica's literacy students was "Do not be like a football, to be kicked about. Improve yourselves through education."
Prime Minister Michael Manley shares a joke with Pele during his visit to Jamaica in 1975.
Pele, one of the world's greatest and most loved footballers, had very significant moments in Jamaica. The Brazilian was even given the Key to the City when he visited Jamaica in 1971.
