Forming ties, celebrating universality and coming together were the key themes of this gala evening to launch the exhibition devoted to the Little Prince and Saint-Exupéry.
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Among the famous local figures present was former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso. François d’Agay, nephew and godson of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and President of the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation, gave a speech in which he said he sensed the presence of his uncle and of the Little Prince. |
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onica, wife of the Governor of São Paulo and a dedicated patroness of charities and voluntary associations, toured the exhibition with François d’Agay, who showed her his uncle’s wedding photo and pointed out the page-boy – none other than himself. |
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On the top floor of the exhibition, on a life-sized reproduction of asteroid B-612, actress Luana Piovani (mentioned in one of our previous dispatches) extended a friendly welcome to the representatives of the Saint-Exupéry estate and of the Little Prince in Brazil. The exhibition has so far attracted over 5,000 visitors |
The exhibition has so far attracted over 5,000 visitors.