Cansei was a protest

Protest

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-movement

Social movement

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 organized by high-profile society in Brazil

Brazil

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 about lack of ethics in politics and government in Mensalão scandal

Mensalão scandal

The Mensalão scandal took place in Brazil in 2005 and threatened to bring down the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Mensalão is a neologism and variant of the word for "big monthly payment"...

 and 2006–2007 Brazilian aviation crisis

2006–2007 Brazilian aviation crisis

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. Cansei failed to get large appeal.

Personalities

The members of "Cansei" are popularly known as "cansados" (the tired ones). Below follows a list of members as published in the official page of the organization:

• Ana Maria Braga, TV hostess
• Zezé di Camargo, singer and songwriter
• Hebe Camargo
  Hebe Camargo
  Hebe Maria Monteiro de Camargo Ravagnani is a Brazilian TV presenter. She is also a singer and actress.-Early years:...
  
  , TV hostess
• Tom Cavalcante, comedian
• Gabriel Chalita, former secretary of education of São Paulo
• Lafaiete Coutinho, former president of Banco do Brasil
  Banco do Brasil
  Banco do Brasil S.A. is the largest Brazilian and Latin American bank by assets, and the third by market value. The bank, headquartered in Brasília, was founded in 1808 and is the oldest active bank in Brazil — and one of the oldest financial institutions in the world.Banco do Brasil is controlled...
  
  
• João Dória Jr., journalist, businessman and TV host
• Regina Duarte
  Regina Duarte
  Regina Blois Duarte is a Brazilian film, television and stage actress. Her efforts against the current Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the 2002 elections caused considerable controversy. Duarte appeared in a TV advertisement saying that she was afraid of what could happen to...
  
  , actress
• Victor Fasano, actor
• Moacyr Franco, actor
• Lars
  Lars Grael
  Lars Schmidt Grael is a former sailor and Brazilian politician. His brother, Torben Grael, is also a sailor....
  
   and Torben Grael
  Torben Grael
  Torben Schmidt Grael is one of the most well known Brazilian sailors, renowned in international competitions. A descendant of Danes, he was taken sailing by his grandfather at five years old on the sailboat Aileen, of the extinct 6 meter class, which was the boat used by the silver medal winning...
  
  , sailors
• Léo Jaime
  Léo Jaime
  Leonardo Jaime , widely known by stage name Leo Jaime, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Jaime was a part of the original formation of the carioca rockabilly group called "João Penca & Seus Miquinhos Amestrados". He left the group to pursue a solo career...
  
  , singer and songwriter
• Seu Jorge
  Seu Jorge
  Seu Jorge is a Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter and actor. Born Jorge Mário da Silva, he was raised in a favela in the city of Belford Roxo in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro state. He is considered by his fans a renewer of Brazilian pop samba...
  
  , singer and songwriter

• Adriana Lessa
  Adriana Lessa
  Adriana Victor Lessa is an actress, singer, presenter and broadcaster in Brazil.- Biography :Before beginning his work as an actress in 1986 with the stage director Antunes Filho, Adriana was an athlete and volleyball team participated in the Sport Club Corinthians Paulista and the track team in...
  
  , actress
• Luana Piovani
  Luana Piovani
  Luana Piovani is a Brazilian actress and model.Piovani started her career as a Ford Model Agency model in 1990 and a year later spent some time working in Japan....
  
  , model and actress
• Silvia Poppovic, TV hostess
• Irene Ravache
  Irene Ravache
  Irene Yolanda Ravache Paes de Melo is a Brazilian actress. She acts in television, theater and cinema. Ravache has also produced programs such as Intimidade Indecente...
  
  , actress
• Agnaldo Rayol
  Agnaldo Rayol
  Agnaldo Rayol is a Brazilian singer and actor. He sings love ballads and romantic music in general, with an emphasis on Italian songs.-Filmography:*2004 - Olga del Volga...
  
  , singer
• Sérgio Reis
  Sérgio Reis
  Sérgio Reis is a Brazilian sertanejo singer and actor. He has sold approximately 16 million copies of his more than 40 album releases....
  
  , singer
• Jair Rodrigues
  Jair Rodrigues
  Jair Rodrigues de Oliveira is a Brazilian musician and singer, a pioneer of the funk in the country. He is the father of Luciana Mello and Jair Oliveira, who also followed in his footsteps and became musicians....
  
  , singer
• Patrícia Rollo, business woman
• Ivete Sangalo
  Ivete Sangalo
  Ivete Maria Dias de Sangalo is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian Axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host...
  
  , singer
• Beatriz Segall, actress
• Fernando Scherer
  Fernando Scherer
  Fernando de Queiroz Scherer is an international top swimmer from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the 50 meters freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia...
  
  , swimmer
• Beth Szafir, business woman
• Christiane Torloni
  Christiane Torloni
  Christiane Maria dos Santos Torloni is a Brazilian actress. Her first appearance was on the Brazilian TV network Rede Globo. Among the many characters she has played are Jô Penteado in A Gata Comeu , and Fernanda in Selva de Pedra...
  
  , actress
• Paulo Vilhena, actor
• Wanderléa
  Wanderléa
  Wanderléa Charlup Boere Salim is a Brazilian singer, and former co-host of the historic TV show Jovem Guarda alongside Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos. The show aired on TV Record between 1965 and 1969...
  
  , singer
• Paulo Zottolo, former president of Philips
  Philips
  Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. , more commonly known as Philips, is a multinational Dutch electronics company....
  
   in Brazil.

Confused as member

• Daniela Mercury
  Daniela Mercury
  Daniela Mercury , is a Latin Grammy Award-winning Brazilian axé, samba-reggae and MPB singer, songwriter and record producer. Since her breakthrough, Mercury has become one of the best known Brazilian female singers, selling over 20 million albums worldwide...
  
  , singer and songwriter. Mercury's involvement with "Cansei" was denied by the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo.

Organizations

Over sixty organizations are currently affiliated with "Cansei". Among them, the OAB

Order of Attorneys of Brazil

The Order of Attorneys of Brazil is the Brazilian Bar association, founded in 1930. It is an organization of lawyers and responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in the country. Its national headquarters are in Brasília, Federal District...

 sections of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

, Distrito Federal and Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul

Mato Grosso do Sul is one of the states of Brazil.Neighboring Brazilian states are Mato Grosso, Goiás, Minas Gerais, São Paulo and Paraná. It also borders the countries of Paraguay and Bolivia to the west. The economy of the state is largely based on agriculture and cattle-raising...

, the Regional Counsil of Engineers and Architects, the Brazilian Association of Odontology, the ABERT

ABERT

ABERT is the Brazilian Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters . It was founded in 1962. The association has only two of the major television networks as members: Rede Globo and TV Record...

, the Federation of the Industries of São Paulo, the Regional Counsil of Medicine, the Brazilian Alliance for Organ and Tissue Donations, the Association of Military Police Officers of São Paulo, among others.