«Mollusks! They sang the Scallops in chorus, hitting the shells like castanets and looking proudly at the laziness of their relatives. In that large family, only Vieira really swam. It was also she, among bivalves, who had an eye on everything. Vieira has become known, celebrated, appreciated all over the world. Traveling, he met good restaurants. He left his mark on museums, on heraldry, on private collections.»