Just weeks after the dramatic Louvre jewel heist, armed thieves have struck, this time at São Paulo’s Biblioteca Mário de Andrade, making off with eight engravings by French master Matisse Mário de Andrade Library (Biblioteca Mário de Andrade), where the alleged incident happened (Image: Google Maps)

It’s a bad year for French artefacts as another daring heist in broad daylight has been pulled off by a group of thieves, this time at a prestigious library. While the crime happened in Brazil, it involved yet again French art.

Armed thieves have reportedly stolen historical engravings at São Paulo’s prestigious Biblioteca Mário de Andrade. As police close in on the suspects, the art world has continued to reel from yet another audacious theft . Just weeks after the infamous Louv

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