founded in 1931, unidos da tijuca is the third oldest remaining samba school in brazil - flaunting their traditional blue peacock and golden yellow colors, they are one of the iconic images of rio's carnival.

created to defend traditional roots of brazilian folklore and fight for popular causes, unidos da tijuca has always been engaged in social projects to benefit the residents of the local favela, borel.

experiencing many difficulties throughout their history, unidos da tijuca has not always been successful, but their recent history has been exemplary - they have won three of the last five carnivals, and are 2014's champion's.