Macaco Tião
[1] Tião started to become popular in the 1980s for his temperament, regarded as constant "bad mood" and having the habit of throwing mud and feces on the visitors of the zoo, especially politicians such as Marcello Alencar.[2] Tião became a celebrity in Brazil, when in 1988, the comedians who ran newspapers Casseta Popular and Planeta Diário (who would later join forces as Casseta & Planeta), jokingly created his extra official candidature for mayor as a protest in defence of null voting.It is estimated that more than 400,000 ballots were cast for him, and he reached third place in an election with 12 candidates.Macaco Tião had always attracted enormous attention and had a special place in the zoo, built especially for him.[1] Nationally famous, various Brazilian newspapers and the French Le Monde reported the news of his death,[1] in December, 23 of 1996.