▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mor han ▁board . ▁ ▁C ele br ity ▁invol vement ▁C ele br ity ▁invol vement ▁in ▁Mor han ’ s ▁mission , ▁vision , ▁and ▁object ives ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁dis sem in ating ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁le pro s y ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Pe le , ▁the ▁former ▁s occer ▁player , ▁l ent ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁cause , ▁although ▁he ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁involved . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Mor han ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁le pro s y ▁education ▁with ▁Ros inha ▁Gar ot inho , ▁who ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ' s ▁governor ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁N ey ▁Mat og ros so , ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁singer , ▁guest - star red ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁novel as ▁( soap ▁opera ▁min is eries ) ▁in ▁Brazil ian ▁history , ▁The ▁Cl one , ▁and ▁the ▁nov ela ▁writer ▁Gl oria ▁Pere z ▁incorpor ated ▁a ▁segment ▁on ▁le pro s y ▁ ▁into ▁the ▁script . ▁Mat og ros so ’ s ▁support ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁to ▁strength en ▁Mor han ' s ▁brand , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁step ▁up ▁political ▁pressure ▁to ▁prior it ize ▁public ▁campaign s ▁on ▁the ▁disease ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁Nov ela ▁actress ▁Sol ange ▁C out o , ▁who ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁The ▁Cl one , ▁subsequently ▁became