Thieves grab Picasso from Sao Paulo museum
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"Thieves broke into Sao Paulo's leading art museum early on Thursday and stole two oil paintings, the museum said, including one by Pablo Picasso that could be worth about $50 million (25.2 million pounds)."
Waymark Code: WM2TK9
Location: Brazil
Date Posted: 12/20/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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"Picasso's 1904 "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch" and Brazilian painter Candido Portinari's 1939 "The Coffee Worker" were among the Art Museum of Sao Paulo's most important exhibits..."
Type of publication: Internet Only

When was the article reported?: 12/20/2007

Publication: Reuters

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How widespread was the article reported?: international

News Category: Crime
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