Early Life and Career Décio Vieira de Moraes, more commonly known as Décio Vieira, emerged in São Paulo during the vibrant years of Brazilian modernism. Born in 1916, he was a pivotal figure in the development of concrete art within Brazil – a movement that sought to strip painting down to its essential geometric forms and colors. Alongside contemporaries like Waldemar Cordeiro, Lothar Charoux, and Luiz Sacilotto, Vieira helped establish this distinct Brazilian approach, one deeply rooted in mathematical principles and an appreciation for the natural world’s inherent geometry. His early arti…