Armed robbery of museum in Rio de Janeiro

Four heavily armed men entered a museum in Rio de Janeiro on 24 February 2006, overpowered the guards, forced them to turn off the internal security cameras and stole four valuable oil paintings. After the raid, they disappeared into the crowd of Carnival revelers.

• Salvador Dali, Homme d’une complexion malsaine écoutant le bruit de la mer ou les deux balcons, 23.5 x 34.5 cm
• Henri Matisse, Le Jardin du Luxembourg, 40 x 32 cm
• Pablo Picasso, La Danse, 100 x 81 cm
• Claude Monet, Marine, 65 x 91 cm

Anyone with information about this theft is asked to contact the INTERPOL National Central Bureau in Brasilia and the INTERPOL General Secretariat (ref.: 2006/10112).

Stolen Works of Art - woa@interpol.int

Claude Monet, Marine, 65 x 91 cm	Salvador Dali, Homme d’une complexion malsaine écoutant le bruit de la mer ou les deux balcons, 23.5 x 34.5 cm
Henri Matisse, Le Jardin du Luxembourg, 40 x 32 cm	Pablo Picasso, La Danse, 100 x 81 cm