Thieves walk out of Brazil library with eight Matisse art works

One of the alleged thieves has been arrested, authorities say, after he was identified using the city's extensive security camera system.

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Brazilian officials say the thieves held up a security guard and an elderly couple who were visiting the library on Sunday, before making off with the artworks on foot.

On Monday, authorities said they had found the "escape vehicle", and several hours later one of the suspects had been arrested, authorities said.

The heist comes less than two months after the art world was rocked by a brazen break-in at the Louvre museum in Paris, where thieves made off with priceless jewels.

The engravings stolen from Biblioteca Mário de Andrade formed part of a joint exhibition with the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art.