# Stolen Matisse artworks recovered by police in Brazil

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stolen-matisse-artworks-recovered-by-police-in-brazil/
- Published: 2026-08-14T08:34:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-14T08:48:37+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1l1ym96ydvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Entertainment, World

## Key points

- Police recovered eight stolen Matisse illustrations in Brazil.
- A 44-year-old suspect was arrested.
- Five stolen Portinari engravings remain missing.

## Summary

Brazilian police have recovered eight Henri Matisse illustrations stolen from São Paulo’s Mário de Andrade Library last December. The recovery is significant because the works, valued at about $200,000 (£148,000), are part of a major artist’s limited-edition Jazz book and have now been returned to the library.

The illustrations were found at a house in São Bernardo do Campo, south of São Paulo, where a 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of storing them for those involved in the theft. Two thieves had overpowered a guard and two visitors before leaving the library on foot; three other people have already been arrested, but five stolen engravings by Brazilian Modernist Candido Portinari remain missing.

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