Giving Everything
When talking about massive philanthropic efforts, use the invariable phrase tudo quanto to mean "everything that" or "all that."
| The philanthropist donated everything that he saved. | O filantropo doou tudo quanto poupou. |
You can also use it with verbs like abdicar de (to give up or renounce) to talk about sacrifices for a cause like an orphanage (o orfanato).
| I will give up everything that I can to help the orphanage. | Vou abdicar de tudo quanto puder para ajudar o orfanato. |
Helping All Those Who Need It
When referring to countable people or things ("all those who" or "as many as"), the expression must agree in gender and number. Use todos quantos for masculine or mixed groups, and todas quantas for exclusively feminine groups.
| All those who are needy seek out the charity. | Todos quantos são carenciados procuram a caridade. |
| The charity helped all the women who asked for a donation. | A instituição de caridade ajudou todas quantas pediram uma doação. |
Using these absolute quantities emphasizes the scale of philanthropic efforts, especially when rescuing people from extreme poverty (a miséria).
| All those who live in extreme poverty need this donation. | Todos quantos vivem na miséria precisam desta doação. |
| The philanthropist saved all those he could from extreme poverty. | O filantropo salvou da miséria todos quantos pôde. |
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