A friend of Good Will, Desmond always showed his esteem for the Legion of Good Will (LGW) and the work of its President, José de Paiva Netto. Once, even before boarding to Brazil—as registered by the newspaper Correio Braziliense, from the Federal District, in May 1987—Desmond Tutu declared to a diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil: “Arriving at your country, I would like to meet with my Brothers in Faith and I want to see again two great friends: Dom Hélder Camara and the President of the Legion of Good Will, José de Paiva Netto”.