[5] Vieira obtained a CAP (French certificate for chefs) and then a BEP(secondary diploma), but was refused entry to the Lycée hôtelier in Chamalières.

[6] Régis Marcon then took him on as second chef at L'Auberge des Cimes in Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid for three years, starting in March 2003.

In 2009, he decided to settle in the Cantal region, and on 10 April opened a restaurant bearing his name at Château de Couffour in Chaudes-Aigues.

[9] In 2019, Vieira opened a second establishment, consisting of a four-star hotel and a 50-60 place brasserie restaurant named Sodade, recalling his Portuguese origins.

[8] In January 2020, his restaurant Château de Couffour was awarded the sustainable gastronomy label.