World Cup soccer player financially supports housing for cancer patients

For example, recently, the athlete revealed that he donates 10% of the salary he earns at Tottenham, England, to a charitable organization in the small city of Barretos in the state of São Paulo.

The organization runs a home that receives patients who are undergoing treatment for cancer at the city’s Hospital de Amor and cannot afford lodging nearby. The shelter is run by the Father Roberto Lettieri Institute and, according to the entity itself, Richarlison's help covers about 20% of the institution's monthly costs.

Currently, the shelter has the capacity to receive 35 people, including adults and children in treatment and those who accompany them. There, everyone receives daily meals, transportation to the hospital, and psychological and spiritual support. Children also have access to a playroom and leisure activities to help them face the difficult moments of their treatment.

The team's player number 9 started helping the home in Barretos after a loved one, whom he considers a second mother, needed treatment in the city. Richarlison explained to ESPN Brazil:

The soccer player striker went on to say, "I think this encourages other people to help their neighbor (...) I do it from the heart."