‘Disabled Santa’ is helping the poor in Brazil

‘Disabled Santa’ is helping the poor in Brazil

Location: Brasilia, Brazil

Jose Ivanildo Leandro da Silva gets around on his skateboard

asking for donations to help the city’s neediest children

DISABLED SANTA CLAUS, JOSE IVANILDO LEANDRO DA SILVA, SAYING:

"Every day I come here, I come to collect donations and I ask people to help me with my expenses at home and also to help the children with the collection of toys, clothes and food."

He is well known by locals for his charitable efforts

to overcome mobility and poverty barriers