Vitória, Brazill – May 2024 – Thanks to an agreement between the Salesians and the Municipality of Vitória, Capital of the State of Espírito Santo, in Brazil, the facilities of the Salesian presence will become one of the sports centres offered free of charge to children and adolescents in the city. The initiative was presented on Thursday 2 May at the Municipality of Vitória, in the presence, among others, of the Mayor, Lorenzo Pazzolini, and the Councillor for Sport and Leisure, Rodrigo Ronchi. In this way, the Salesian centre will become part of the "Escolinhas de Esporte" (Sports Schools) project, an initiative to coordinate the sports and recreational programs of the city, which already has more than 30 centres in the municipality. The project will allow as many as 450 children and adolescents between the ages of 7 and 15 to access, free of charge, the sports activities  in the Salesian work, under the supervision of specialised professionals. The Salesian sports facilities include two swimming pools (one semi-Olympic and one aqua gym), a running track, a laboratory for weight training, volleyball nets, futsal tables, two playgrounds, as well as the Dom Bosco Arena, a complete gym.