the grêmio recreativo escola de samba mocidade unida do santa marta has only been in existence for 20 years.

mocidade unida de santa marta means 'united youth of santa marta.'

this samba school was founded on march 8, 1922 in the botafogo neighborhood of southern rio de janeiro, known as santa marta.

botafogo is known to be an affluent community within rio and has often been a tourist destination.