Watch: CCTV shows suspects make off on foot with stolen artworks

Brazilian officials say thieves held up a security guard and an elderly couple before making off with the artworks on foot in São Paulo.

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Authorities said on Monday that they had found the "escape vehicle" and one of the suspects had been arrested.

Local authorities are working with Interpol to recover the works before they are taken out of the country.

BBC Brasil's André Biernath explains what we know about the heist and what CCTV footage shows us about how it unfolded.

Video edited by Marina Costa