recognized as one of the fierce competitors in rio de janeiro's carnival, unidos de porto da pedra samba school has a menacing tiger roaring from their flag.

owing its origins to the football club of the same name, the school was established once members of the porto da pedra neighborhood, in são gonçalo, began to march with the football team in the mid-1970s.

whilst amassing an impressive following, from their home city of são gonçalo, porto da pedra is a relatively new school to compete at the rio carnival, and has yet to claim its first championship.