Picasso Painting Stolen in Brazil

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Picasso Painting 
stolen from Sao Paulo museum in Brazil

Two dope pieces of artwork by Pablo Picasso and Brazil's Candido
Portinari were heisted Thursday from the Sao Paulo Art Museum (MASP)
where they were on exhibition.

The (what seems to be very
professional) thieves stole Picasso's "Portrait of Suzanne Bloch,"
painted in 1904, comes from Picasso's blue period and has to be one of
the most valuable pieces in the museum.

"O Lavrador de Cafe," by
Portinari was also heisted which depicts a coffee picker, was painted
in 1939 and is one of the most renowned works by one of Brazil's most
famous painters. Portinari, is known for his "neo-realism" painting
steez.

Full Article:  http://www.thegmanifesto.com/2007/12/picasso-painting-heisted-in-brazil.html