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Viera (/v//j//ɛ//r//ə/) is a planned community located in the central coastal region of Brevard County, Florida. It is part of an unincorporated section adjacent to the Melbourne, Florida area. However, Viera is actually much closer to Cocoa than to Melbourne. For census purposes, it is divided between the Census Designated Places of Viera East and Viera West. At the 2020 census, Viera East had a population of 11,687, while Viera West had a population of 16,688.

The Viera area borders 8 mile (13 km) along Interstate 95 starting at exit 195 and extending south of Florida road 404. It encompasses About half of this has been set aside for conservation.

The community consists of 76 neighborhoods in two specific areas named Viera East (38) and Viera West (38). Included are five active adult communities/55+, Brennity at Melbourne, Bridgewater at Viera, Viera Manor and Heritage Isle, Grand Isle, along with a military retirement community, Indian River Colony Club.

The neighborhood communities of Viera East are Auburn Lakes, Bayhill, Crane Creek, Cross Creek, Fawn Ridge, Grand Isle, Hammock Lakes, Hammock Trace, Heron's Landing, Lakes at Viera East, Mission Bay Apartments, Osprey, Six Mile Creek, The Greens at Viera, Capron Ridge, The Heritage, The Villages of Viera East, Viera East Golf Club, and Wingate Estates. Viera East Golf Club includes the following communities: those of Aberdeen, Addington, Ashton, Blackheath, Brightwood, Canterbury, Collingtree, Durban Park, Oaklefe, Parkstone, Stratford Place, and Woodhall. The North and South Villages of Solerno include Capron Trace, Charolais Estates, Chelford, Colfax Landing, Cortona, Daintree, Eason Landing, Gatwick Manor, Indigo Crossing, Levanto, Ravencliffe, Sunstone, and Terramore. It is derived from viera meaning 'faith' in Slovak, in honor of family patriarch Andrew Duda, who immigrated to the United States in 1912 from what became Slovakia. Starting in 1990, the Duda family started developing a new community with a mix of land uses, including a variety of housing types, offices, medical and industrial parks, shopping centers and recreational facilities. Todd Pokrywa was appointed President of The Viera Company effective September 1, 2018. The Viera Development of Regional Impact (DRI) was approved in 1990 for about , making up Viera East. In 1992 construction began on what would become Viera East. In 1995, a expansion was approved by Brevard County as a Substantial Deviation to the original DRI. Application was made for Substantial Deviation #2 in 2006 and was approved to plan for the final expansion of the community. The expansion will include to be set aside as managed protected land, conservation areas, parks and open space. The Viera Wilderness Park ( to be set aside during the expansion) will join with the River Lakes Conservation Area, which includes of Cocoa Ranch purchased by the St. Johns River Water Management District in 1999. Additional acres will be set aside within development areas to serve as conservation, parks and open space bringing the total actively managed protected land in the expansion area to over 50 percent of the total area.

Viera has more than 350 businesses, including financial services, health care, and retail.

The Avenue Viera, an open air shopping center, opened in 2004. It contains over 100 shops/restaurants with 600,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space and a multiplex movie theater. There are several nationally known restaurant chains and department stores.

Viera has several organizations, government offices and non profits, such as the Brevard Zoo, Brevard Public Schools, the Brevard County Clerk of Courts, and Viera Hospital. The first Park N Ride lot, in unincorporated Brevard County, is located there.

The county's administration complex is located in Viera 1 mile (2 km) west of Interstate 95. The government branches and offices include the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners, County Manager, Planning and Development, Housing and Human Services, Public Works, Public Safety, Health Services and Clinic at Viera, Children's Medical Services, Utility Services, and the Metropolitan Planning Organization. The Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Justice Center and the Brevard County School Board offices are also located within the administrative complex.

The developer of the property, The Viera Company, hosts a variety of events each year for both the community and for the Central Brevard area through the Viera Community Institute. Several main events include the Light Up Viera Holiday Parade, the July 4th Great American Celebration, and the Viera Nature Festival. National charities such as the American Heart Association's Heart Walk, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, the March of Dimes Walk for Babies, the Devereux Foundation, St. Baldrick's Foundation and the Scarecrow Stroll & Harvest Festival have achieved success in the community.

The Viera area is within Florida's 8th congressional district represented by Bill Posey.

Within the boundaries of Viera, the State House (District 32) is represented by Thad Altman; the State Senate (District 17) is represented by Debbie Mayfield. The Brevard County School Board representative is Matt Susin (also District 4).

Viera East Community Association (VECA) is a not for profit corporation formed in accordance with the Viera East Community Declaration and is the Master Association for Viera East. It is administered by a five member Board of Directors and is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the hardscaping, landscaping and irrigation systems on most major roadways throughout Viera East, and in certain parks and recreational facilities. VECA is also responsible for overseeing the Modifications Review Committee (MRC). The Viera East Community Development District is a local, special purpose government entity authorized by Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes as amended, and created by ordinance of Brevard County as an alternative method of planning, acquiring, operating and maintaining community wide improvements in planned communities.

Duran Golf Club, an 18 hole golf course, opened in 2005. It is located in Central Viera. It encompasses in the neighborhoods of Fairway Lakes at Viera, Modern Duran and Wyndham at Duran. The British West Indies style clubhouse contains a restaurant. The Duran Development Center includes a complex with a practice range, target greens, pitching greens, a putting green, Footgolf and 9 hole par 3 course playable at night. Viera East Golf Club opened in 1993 and is located in Viera East. It winds through the neighborhoods of Parkstone, Oakefe, Canterbury, Brightwood, Addington, Durban Park, Blackheath, Aberdeen, Woodhall, Collingtree, Stratford Place and Ashton.

The USSSA (United States Specialty Sports Association) relocated to the Space Coast Stadium in 2017. The USSSA primarily focus on amateur sports involving youth baseball, and youth and adult softball. In 2018, Viera was the host location of that year's installment of the Women's Baseball World Cup.

The Brevard Zoo and the Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands of Viera are located at the south end of the community. Viera has over of trails throughout the community Run Run Santa 1 Mile, Super Hero 5k, East My Crust 5k, Komodo Krawl 3k at the Brevard Zoo and Excalibur 10 Miler and Dragon Slayer 2 Miler.

The local Brevard County Fire Rescue station 47 is the county's Specialized Response Truck dealing with HAZMAT incidents county wide. In 2011, the county opened Station #48. This station is the county's only special operations/hazardous materials responding and training station. #48 is also home to a 9 11 memorial which includes a piece of steel from the fallen World Trade Center towers.

The county's South Central Wastewater Facility is located here.

Since irrigation is commonplace, residents in Viera are able to irrigate properties via reclaimed water or standard city water (depending on location.)