Marcia is a businesswoman who was born and raised in Sao Paulo
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Marcia comes from humble beginnings. She was born to Paulo and Isaura Aoki, who raised her and brother Carlos with their Japanese heritage while living in Brazil (per SportMob). She wanted to be an entrepreneur like her parents as a child, and she succeeded in doing just that.
Today, Marcia is owns a medical supply import company. Despite being a successful businesswoman in her own right, Marcia still received criticism when she and Pelé got together. People believed one or both of them had ulterior motives for the marriage because of the age gap between them. Marcia is 26 years younger than Pelé (per The Sportster). Of Pelé’s three marriages, this has arguably been the quietest. It has many fans hoping that more insight into their relationship will be seen in the Netflix documentary, out February 23.
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Marcia and Pelé married in Sao Paulo in July 2016. It was the second marriage for Marcia and the third for Pelé, who had notoriously cheated on his first two wives (per GQ UK).
Marcia is a businesswoman who was born and raised in Sao Paulo
Jean Catuffe/Getty Images
Marcia comes from humble beginnings. She was born to Paulo and Isaura Aoki, who raised her and brother Carlos with their Japanese heritage while living in Brazil (per SportMob). She wanted to be an entrepreneur like her parents as a child, and she succeeded in doing just that.
Today, Marcia is owns a medical supply import company. Despite being a successful businesswoman in her own right, Marcia still received criticism when she and Pelé got together. People believed one or both of them had ulterior motives for the marriage because of the age gap between them. Marcia is 26 years younger than Pelé (per The Sportster). Of Pelé’s three marriages, this has arguably been the quietest. It has many fans hoping that more insight into their relationship will be seen in the Netflix documentary, out February 23.
Today, Marcia is owns a medical supply import company. Despite being a successful businesswoman in her own right, Marcia still received criticism when she and Pelé got together. People believed one or both of them had ulterior motives for the marriage because of the age gap between them. Marcia is 26 years younger than Pelé (per The Sportster).
Of Pelé’s three marriages, this has arguably been the quietest. It has many fans hoping that more insight into their relationship will be seen in the Netflix documentary, out February 23.
