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Precious Art Stolen in Brazil

During the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, many valuable pieces of artwork were stolen, including Pablo Picasso's "The Dance," Salvador Dali's "The Two Balconies," Henri Matisse's "Luxembourg Garden" and Claude Monet's "Marine." The value of these pieces are in the tens of millions of dollars. The thieves even stole digital cameras, wallets, and cell phones off of visitors. It is a perfect situation for pickpockets because there are large amounts of people packed together. The four thieves escaped, and authorities searched airport and ports to no avail. They will continue to look for the artwork and hopefully prevent them from leaving Brazil. Theives are a big problem there, especially among tourists. They say that you should not flaunt anything valuable unless you want it to get stolen.

posted by Anonymous @ 2/26/2006 03:51:00 PM