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Brazilian theatre company put on Black cast for “The Little Prince”
Paulo Cabral
02:39

When French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery wrote the classic “The Little Prince” in the 1940s, he also drew illustrations for the book showing a white, blond-haired, and blue-eyed boy to depict the main character. 

Almost 80 years later, a Brazilian company has decided to cast a Black actor to play the part in a musical being staged in São Paulo. 

CGTN’s Paulo Cabral reports.

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