regarded as one of the most popular samba schools in rio de janeiro, acadêmicos do salgueiro was the 1950's merger of three existing rio schools - and established in the early days of the modern carnival, salgueiro was one of the original 'big four' samba schools in the city.

immediately recognizable to residents of rio, salgueiro are represented by their contrasting red and white color theme, along with four percussion instruments as their symbol - but as humble as they are popular, salgueiro's motto is - 'not better, not worse, just a different school.' 

 furthermore, salgueiro host a now famous weekly samba party.