Resumen de Rio Art Heist at Carnival. (Cover story)

• The article reports that the Carnival in Rio event was marred by a violent armed robbery of the Chacara do Ceu museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in February 2006. The museum was robbed at gunpoint by at least four armed men, who made off with some of its most valuable artworks including paintings by Monet, Matisse, Picasso and Dali. The stolen artworks were valued at an estimated $20 million to $50 million.