Did you know that Queen Elizabeth II already came to Brazil?

A Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away last Thursday (8) at the age of 96, came to Brazil in 1968 and met the player Pelé. When introduced to the player, the Queen said: “I already know him by name. And I feel very happy to greet you.”

The King of Football's conversation with Queen was reproduced in the November 11, 1968 edition of the newspaper The Globe. The queen was 42 years old – of these, 16 were reigning. The visit took place between the 1st and 11th of November 1968, when Brazil was under a military dictatorship.

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Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8, aged 96. The British monarch was at her holiday residence, Balmoral Castle, in Scotland. The sovereign's reign was the longest in the history of the United Kingdom.

During her brief visit, the Queen visited six Brazilian cities: Recife (PE), Salvador (BA), Brasília (DF), São Paulo (SP), Campinas (SP) and Rio de Janeiro (RJ).

According to the Brazilian Ambassador in London, Fred Arruda to the BBC, the trip was “very important”, as it was the “only trip by a British monarch to South America”.