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Todos quantos vivem na miséria precisam desta doação.

Todos quantos vivem na miséria precisam desta doação.
All those who live in extreme poverty need this donation.
From Lesson 337:Expressions of complete quantity (tudo quanto, todos quantos)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Todos quantos vivem na miséria precisam desta doação.

Why use Todos quantos instead of just Todos os que?
While todos os que is perfectly correct, using quantos as a relative pronoun adds a stronger emphasis on quantity. It gives the feeling of "every single one of those who" or "as many as" live in poverty.
Could we use Tudo quanto at the start of this sentence?
No, because tudo quanto means "everything that" and is used for uncountable things, actions, or abstract concepts. Since this sentence is about countable individual people, you must use the plural form todos quantos.
Miséria looks exactly like the English word "misery". Does it mean exactly the same thing?
Not quite. While it can mean emotional suffering, miséria is very frequently used in Portuguese to mean extreme financial poverty or destitution. That is why it translates better to "extreme poverty" in this context.
Why does the sentence use desta doação instead of just esta doação?
This is a quick reminder that the verb precisar (to need) requires the preposition de before the noun being needed. Here, de contracts with the feminine demonstrative esta (this) to make desta.

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