Cansei

For the musical band Cansei de Ser Sexy, see CSS (band).

Cansei (I'm tired) was a protest-movement organized by high-profile society in Brazil about lack of ethics in politics and government in Mensalão scandal and 2006–2007 Brazilian aviation crisis. Cansei failed to get large appeal.

Members

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^[1]:

Ana Maria Braga, TV hostess Zezé di Camargo, singer and songwriter Hebe Camargo, TV hostess Tom Cavalcante, comedian Gabriel Chalita, former secretary of education of São Paulo Lafaiete Coutinho, former president of Banco do Brasil João Dória Jr., journalist, businessman and TV host Regina Duarte, actress Victor Fasano, actor Moacyr Franco, actor Lars and Torben Grael, sailors Léo Jaime, singer and songwriter Seu Jorge, singer and songwriter

Adriana Lessa, actress Luana Piovani, model and actress Silvia Poppovic, TV hostess Irene Ravache, actress Agnaldo Rayol, singer Sérgio Reis, singer Jair Rodrigues, singer Patrícia Rollo, business woman Ivete Sangalo, singer Beatriz Segall, actress Fernando Scherer, swimmer Beth Szafir, business woman Christiane Torloni, actress Paulo Vilhena, actor Wanderléa, singer Paulo Zottolo, former president of Philips in Brazil.

Confused as member

• Daniela Mercury, singer and songwriter. Mercury's involvement with "Cansei" was denied by the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo.^[2]

Organizations

Over sixty organizations are currently affiliated with "Cansei"^[3]. Among them, the OAB sections of São Paulo, Distrito Federal and Mato Grosso do Sul, the Regional Counsil of Engineers and Architects, the Brazilian Association of Odontology, the ABERT, 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.

References

1. ^ Personalities involved with "Cansei"
2. ^ (Portuguese) "Erramos: D. Odilo diz desconhecer ato do "Cansei" na Catedral da Sé". Folha de S. Paulo. August 23, 2007.
3. ^ Supporters of "Cansei"