"It affected my life, more because I had that reaction, I didn't put my head down and I faced up to him! For a whole week I slept and woke up with the scene in my head," she said.
"I haven't thought about what my reaction will be if I see him in the street."
Agreeing when asked if she wanted the man behind bars, Vieira called for stronger punishments for similar incidents.
"We feel powerless. It's very strange because he's going to be in the same city as me, and who knows he might be in the same places," she said.
"That's why I have received an innumerable number of messages from women saying that (in similar situations) they didn't file a report, because they know the suspects would end up being released.
"I think the punishment for these cases should be more severe."
