Currently, more than 200 children from various multicultural communities in Australia, including Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Lebanon and South Sudan, are attending the soccer clinics ran by HASA, a community project that is bringing Brazilian 'jogo bonito' to all parts of Melbourne. The program is supported by the Australian Government Department of Social Services and Football Victoria.
HASA was created from the Tour of Hope, a charity project that has run annually bringing Brazilian soccer stars to Melbourne. The players run clinics in schools and soccer clubs and attend many community events.
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Mineiro (Chelsea, Sao Paolo, Hertha Berlin, World Cup 2006), Silas Pereira (Sao Paolo, Sporting Libson, World Cups 1986 & 1990) and Paulo Sergio (Bayern Munich, AS Roma, World Cup 1994, Champions League champion 2001) among others are currently in Melbourne.
