g. r. e. s. (grêmio recreativo escola de samba) favo de acarí was founded in acarí, a neighborhood in the northern part of rio.

all samba schools are identified by the four letters g. r. e. s. which stand for recreational samba school society in english.

the school takes its name from the neighborhood of rio it was founded in. the acarí neighborhood is located in the city's northern zone.