Unidos da Tijuca

The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Unidos da Tijuca is a samba school of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Founded on 31 December 1931, is from the fusion of existing blocks in Morro do Borel. Among its founders are Leandro Chagas, João de Almeida, Pacific Vasconcelos, Tatão, Alfredo Gomes, Marina Silva, Orlando da Costa Godinho, Zeneida Oliveira and Regina Vasconcelos.

It has been a champion in the year 1936. but was always yoyo having always desfilado in Grupo de Acesso, until in 1992 when Fernando Horta was getting out of your home located in the neighborhood of the Santo Cristo. but your acts as a samba school happened with the arrival of the innovative Paulo Barros, who in his first year he made a parade innovative and with an allegory about DNA during the time in which Paulo Barros was the school remained the same innovation, although by the judges, not being able to be champion.

With the departure of Paulo Barros in search of new ares, the school has dropped a lot of income. Although in the following year the club came in front of the ex-carnival, in the year 2007. In 2010 the marriage Paulo and Tijuca returned now in a further innovation this time with the spectacular of front commission that drove whole school to title which did not bear since 1936. Still it was obtained two more titles although already in another level of 2010.

After a further departure of Paulo Barros, much has been doubted that the States of the Tijuca was not more school to fight in the first placements, however after assembling Carnival Commission formed by former assistants of the old carnival as Annik Salmon, Marcus Paulo and Hélcio Paim who joined the carnival experienced Mauro Quintaes and Carlos Carvalho and bet on marketing has done with that continuase between the first, a story about Switzerland.

With the maintenance of the Commission now having Mauro Quintaes, Annik Salmon, Marcus Paulo and hélcio paim, the club that homenageiou the city of smile to the vice-championship by winning da Portela, the criteria for tie breaking.

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