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 establ…