Two boys running with a bag of new soccer balls, Belo Horizonte
A Military Police bus leads the Christmas motorcade
Children reaching up for toys during the Christmas delivery
A girl beaming with her new gift beside a smiling volunteer
Santa handing out toys from the back of a red pickup as children gather
Santa with three boys holding new soccer balls
Since the 1990s · Belo Horizonte, BrazilSince the 1990s in Brazil

A real Christmas for every child

Every December 25 since the 1990s, Santa rides through the low-income neighborhoods of Belo Horizonte, Brazil with a motorcade of 30+ vehicles, over a hundred volunteers, and around a thousand new toys. Family-run, donor-funded, and documented down to the last receipt.

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$54K+
raised by friends and family since 2012
19K+
new toys delivered to children
30+
Christmas mornings and counting

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Moments from the road

Three decades of Christmas mornings, photographed by the volunteers who were there.

A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2012
2012, thanking our first online donors
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2013
2013, one toy and one enormous smile
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2014
2014, everybody wants a hug from Santa
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2015
2015, the whole hillside turns out
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2016
2016, waving hello with new toys in hand
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2017
2017, a new truck and a friend in uniform
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2018
2018, brand-new dolls and proud faces
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2019
2019, two girls, two dolls, one Christmas
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2021
2021, back out on the street together
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2022
2022, every doll comes with a hug
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2023
2023, presents wrapped, faces lit up
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2024
2024, a gift in one hand, a ball in the other
A True Christmas Project, Christmas 2025
2025, delivered right to her door

100% of campaign funds buy toys. Food baskets and clothing are organized and funded locally by volunteers in Brazil. A True Christmas Project is a registered 501(c)(3) charity, and donations are tax-deductible in the United States.